MusicDirector
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I now announce that the Denon DP47f has been successfully (I think) set up with the Shure M97xE cart. I chose to do that one for now until I get real settled to do the super expensive Ortofon 2M Bronze.
It took me an hour to do this. Sorry, but that's as fast as I can go with it. (I can do it in about 45 minutes if I do it wrong).

I aligned it using the Stevenson protractor. The alignment is the hardest part. I struggled to get a good viewing angle with good light, but could not quite get there, so I did my best with what I had. I found that I only had to adjust once to get it. (I hope I got it).
I verified the tracking force (using the power on trick, that was the secret) and it is spot on! Exactly 1.25 grams which according to Shure is optimal for brush up. (I always use brush up because that damn thing sucks in more ways than one).
I find that I do not like the Vinyl Engine protractors. Too many extra lines and hard to read. I want to try the Baerwald I have from Shure which is much easier, but I don't know that my headshell has the room to move that cart forward enough. (It has a little but I fear it may not be enough).
I did attempt a SRA check and adjustment, but found you can not do that with the Shure M97xE because the body is built at an angle that makes it inpossible to even use shims.
I am now playing a classical record (Karajan Conducts Mozart Concertos) to test because you can't fool a classical record.
It's playing VERY WELL!!!!!! A bit laid back, but not nearly as much as before. I'm an AT95E or Ortofon 2m Bronze or perhaps even a Denon DL110 would blow the Shure out of the water. I'll be setting one of those up later, as in at least a couple of months. (I need to recover from this setup first).
With that Phonomena II and all it's fabulous!
I'm not hearing anything weird or even slightly off. It's CD quiet and fairly full sounding and everything.
Now to enjoy some records through my Paradigms!!!!!!:audiophile::exciting:

~Eric