Turntable cartridge setup 101 - let's debunk many of the myths with Arian Jansen! | vinyl 

We return with Arian Jansen of SonoruS audio for another episode! Today's topic? Debunking lots of high-end audio cartridge setup bullshido! Indeed, there is so much nonsense out there with regards to setting up your prized cartridge - no matter the price or model - that it's time we called in the big guns to debunk... Cheers and enjoy the show! To contact Arian for cartridge setup or his tape machines, you can email him through his website, sonorusaudio.com To learn more about Arian Jansen and his engineering background, check out the following episodes - Arian Jansen's Proximity Bass Controller - everything you know about bass is likely wrong! 🎥 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yUO6vEvkLBE.html Arian Jansen's view on Stereo and HiFi playback in general - Stereo on Stereoids??? SHI from Arian Jansen! 🎥 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BXASb-8k5tg.html 🍿 It's popcorn time! 00:45 introduction + Arian Jansen! 06:03 the fundamentals of cartridge setup 10:04 alignment methods 12:11 so many fundamental issues 14:18 the issue with protractors 15:43 $10,000 cartridges with 10+ degrees of error? 17:45 don't listen for cartridge setup, measure! 19:27 final thoughts 🎻 Equipment currently setup in Studio A: EINSTEIN The Preamp einstein-audio.de EINSTEIN The Last Record Player, CD player EINSTEIN The Perfect Match, current sensing dual-mono MC phono amplifier EINSTEIN The Poweramp, hybrid Circlotron dual-mono amplifier EINSTEIN The Octopus Ultimate, 8 socket power cable distributor EMMlabs MTRS, solid state stereo amplifier www.emmlabs.com EMMlabs DS-EQ1, optical cartridge "energizer" x 2 Meitner MA3, DAC + Streamer Kuzma XL Air + Safir, turntable + arm www.kuzma.si Bergmann Galder Signature + Odin, turntable + arm bergmannaudio.com ReVox H1 Cassette tape deck Telefunken M15A reel to reel tape machine x 2 Nagra IV-S reel to reel tape machine www.nagraaudio.com Wilson Audio Sasha V www.wilsonaudio.com Wilson Audio Loke x 2 DeVore Fidelity O/96 devorefidelity.com SonoruS Audio proximity bass controller sonorusaudio.com Tascam DA1000, A/D converter + digital recorder HRS SRX rack, M3X platforms of various sizes avisolation.com QNAP 8 bay 32TB NAS Tidal, Apple Music streaming services Audirvana Studio media playback app audirvana.com eero Pro 6 WiFi network 🎼 Cables used in Studio A: Black Cat Cable blackcatcable.com Graceline L3, speaker + interconnect LessLoss C-MARC Classic power cables www.lessloss.com 🎻 Equipment currently setup in Studio B: EINSTEIN The Amp Ultimate, integrated amplifier einstein-audio.de EINSTEIN The Perfect Match, current sensing dual-mono MC phono amplifier EINSTEIN The Record Player EINSTEIN The Tonearm EINSTEIN The Pickup, MC phono cartridge EINSTEIN The Pure, crossover-less 3-way loudspeaker with ICE powered 10" subwoofer bass section EINSTEIN The Octopus Ultimate, 8 socket power cable distributor Nakamichi Dragon, cassette tape deck SonoruS Audio modified, ReVox PR-99 Mk III reel to reel tape machine sonorusaudio.com 🎼 Cables used in Studio B: Various looms of EINSTEIN cables, RCA, XLR, power 📝 About SonicFlare Danny Kaey is a 25 year veteran published audio and HiFi reviewer in both online and printed publications in the US, Canada and Europe. In the hobby for over 40 years, his tastes have varied through the decades, though now have settled for what music is all about: dynamics, slam, resolving power and tonality. DK believes that like many personally experienced tastes, there are many flavors to HiFi, though in all cases HiFi should aim to replicate music as closely as possible. 🤩 If you like this channel and content please help support me by liking and subscribing here on RU-vid and Instagram. 📌Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/sonicflare/ 📌Follow me on Discord: discord.gg/q3aWJwwCkT 📌DM me with inquiries for future reviews or interviews. #audio #music #hifi #stereo #records #sonicflare Thanks for watching the video Turntable cartridge setup 101!

Interesting, thanks for this content. Be great to have a second video where he can go into the detail of a set up process, measurement tools and show by example if he is willing to share. If he's not willing to share the details for free potentially something he can put to video and market.

He didn't mention how to set the zenith angle correctly although he mentioned that a lot of cartridges have misaligned cantilevers. Most generic protractors from turntable manufacturers advise the user to align the cartridge body within a series of line segments at the 2 null points. This can create an issue if the cantilever is misaligned in relationship to the cart. body. I don't know of any typical audiophile that owns a scope.

If the cartridge is crooked, it’s not going to play “perfectly” 😅

I would love seeing Mr. Jansen doing a setup video with the AP test record and an oscilloscope.

Two cents regarding electrically vs. optical alignment. Aligning a cartridge purely with electrical measurements ignores the position and skewness of the stylus and diamond. For a spherical stylus that can obviously be ignored, but for sharper profiles in particular, and in the unfortunate but not rare event of a misaligned diamond, stylus and motor, electrical measurements alone will result in a skewed diamond position, which can harm your records. (Remember the super sharp van den Hul profiles in the 80s) Optical alignments on the other hand: The simpler ones only consider cartridge geometry, which ignores diamond and cantilever skewness. But even if you include the diamond position under a microscope, it will completely ignore the position of the suspension. Hence, the best practice is combining both to ensure that a cartridge performs electrically as good as possible while staying geometrically in an acceptable variation.

So if iam correct I only need to put a cartridge in the headshell using a protractor and the rest with the Analogue productions test LP

Where does one sign up?? 😁

This is wrong. Simply because there is no “best” setup. Why? Because it’s impossible to perfect all the variables. It’s a trade off. That’s why nothing beats listening, especially by an expert.

Turn that machine off on the background! It’s distracting us .

nemeth

Haven’t watched fully yet but I Hope he is debunking the BS from the likes of Wally, and others. Their tools have so much error that you may be more off than without using them.

If the cartridge is slightly out of perfect geometry, you will unlikely hear a difference after straining your neck checking this, that and the other.

The jokes you cut in are very annoying, sorry, I don't like that.

Turntable cartridge setup 101?

Cartridge/Tonearm compliance>effective mass? Bloody hell and you have a go at Audiophiles? Can't use your ear? Of course you can. Why not? If you have the basics down pat, you will get close. VTA? 120 gram LP vs 180 gram. There goes your VTA. This is Lol factor.

Stupid audio