Luxman PD-444 turntable, 50th aniversary edition for 2 tone arms. Music from Hooverphonic the best of 3-lp album, rights for 2017 Sony Music Entertainment Belgium NV/SA
Wow such a gorgeous set up! i have a PD 300 i love but also have just bought a PD 441 with a SME 3009 II Non Removable Headshell Just Like Yours !! if you have any tips on setting up the tonearm i would greatly appreciate it thanks!!! Ron
Hi, thanks for your reaction. Setting up the tone arm can be seen on some videos here in RU-vid. I have set up the height first according to the instructions for the cartridge and the recommended angle for the needle. Then I used a plastic tool for setting up the azimuth for the arm. It verifies two positions and you can slide the arm base to fine tune. Balancing the arm with the counterweight I always do with the needle just above the vinyl surface and last thing is to set the needle weight at the recommended push down. After that I have a couple of listening sessions with more and less weight to optimize the sound and needle tracking performance. For compensation of the centrifugal forces, I have a vinyl test record which has a part of non-cut blank surface. I add weight until the needle holds position on this surface and does not dive inwards or launches outwards. What elements are you using?
