ACCESSORY
Universal Tonearm Alignment Protractor
Specifications
| Category | Cleaning Tool |
|---|---|
| Brand | Universal |
| Material | Calibrated rigid PVC with screen-printed scales |
| Sizes | Baerwald, Stevenson |
| Use case | Realign turntable cartridges for minimum tracking distortion. |
| Price (USD) | $39 |
Overview
Precision-printed tonearm alignment protractor on rigid PVC, calibrated for both Baerwald and Stevenson tonearm-geometry standards. Two null-point markings let the user set cartridge overhang and offset angle for minimum tracking distortion across the LP playback area.
A wear-item turntable maintenance task: cartridge alignment drifts over months of use, and re-alignment with a calibrated protractor restores 1–2 dB of channel separation and removes the inner-groove distortion that plagues mis-aligned setups.
Companion to the MM/MC phono stage and RCA grounding box for a complete vinyl-front-end maintenance kit.