Fozgometer - Wow!

[Triode Pete]

Fellow AN member toobluvr came over today for a listen & to pick-up his British made Talk CD player.

He also brought over a Fozgometer,  a very clever device to get azimuth perfect on your TT cartridge.

Wow... what a difference! It literally took about 30 seconds to dial-in my azimuth (on the fly) on my new WT Reference TT. Sound is more coherent and balanced! A very noticeable difference for the good! Beg, borrow, buy or steal one to really dial-in your analog rig! Might be a great "Group Buy" for an audio club like Audio Syndrome... hint, hint, Sir Charles Rollo!

My turntable, which is ~ 85% of getting there is now about 90% there. Thanks, John!

Need to work on dampening settings, various VTA's, etc.. on my table next... it's getting close...need to get to "goosebump" level!

Pete

[lonewolfny42]

John's a good guy...

http://www.musicalsurroundings.com/fozgometer.html

[topround]

Agreed the Fozgometer is a must have for anyone that has an arm that can adjust azimuth.

Does wonders for imaging and balance. God knows how many arms out there have whacked out azimuth

[mdconnelly]

This just may be on my Christmas list this year.  Funny, I never see these on sale or used on A'gon.   

[Triode Pete]

God knows how many arms out there have whacked out azimuth

or... a whacked out cartridge in which the stylus is twisted & may not be visible to the naked eye...

[topround]

Then you need the Dino-Lite USB microscope, which is on my Xmas list, great for setting VTA angles and just plain FUN!

[mdconnelly]

Then you need the Dino-Lite USB microscope, which is on my Xmas list, great for setting VTA angles and just plain FUN!

Interesting find!  Get's a bit pricey as you bump up resolution but I can think of a lot of uses for something like this.  Which one are you looking at?

[BobM]

I'm going to have to invite you over some day soon John and check my azimuth. You haven't heard my new (used) Apogees either yet.

[rollo]

  A must have for the vinyl junkie. You do not know what your missing until azimuth is correct. Same for VTA.


charles
SMA
 

[Triode Pete]

Well my audio buddy John (toobluvr) came over today to dial-in my new Clearaudio Maestro Wood. I had it set-up pretty anal retentive (tracking force dead on @ 2.2 g, overhang perfect, VTA dead-on flat level with a normal LP, yaddya, yaddya, yaddya). I left the azimuth as perfectly perpendicular as can be...

Before toobluvr & BobM came over, I set-up Stan Ricker's Cardas LP Frequency Sweep & Burn-in record... I noticed that the left channel was perfect but the right channel had some slight crossover from the left channel.

Fast forward; hooked-up the Fozgometer & it told me the same thing... Had to adjust azimuth a very noticeable 15 degrees or so clockwise to achieve perfect channel equilibrium.

Wow, getting goosebumps right now from setting the azimuth correctly! Looking at the cartridge, you'd never think it was set-up correctly but it is... imaging, channel separation, PRAT is great...

Thanks, John!

Pete

[evan1]

Well my audio buddy John (toobluvr) came over today to dial-in my new Clearaudio Maestro Wood. I had it set-up pretty anal retentive (tracking force dead on @ 2.2 g, overhang perfect, VTA dead-on flat level with a normal LP, yaddya, yaddya, yaddya). I left the azimuth as perfectly perpendicular as can be...

Before toobluvr & BobM came over, I set-up Stan Ricker's Cardas LP Frequency Sweep & Burn-in record... I noticed that the left channel was perfect but the right channel had some slight crossover from the left channel.

Fast forward; hooked-up the Fozgometer & it told me the same thing... Had to adjust azimuth a very noticeable 15 degrees or so clockwise to achive perfect channel equilibrium.

Wow, getting goosebumps right now from setting the azimuth correctly! Looking at the cartridge, you'd never think it was set-up correctly but it is... imaging, channel separation, PRAT is great...

Thanks, John!

Pete

Guess I missed a good day.

[Triode Pete]

Well my audio buddy John (toobluvr) came over today to dial-in my new Clearaudio Maestro Wood. I had it set-up pretty anal retentive (tracking force dead on @ 2.2 g, overhang perfect, VTA dead-on flat level with a normal LP, yaddya, yaddya, yaddya). I left the azimuth as perfectly perpendicular as can be...

Before toobluvr & BobM came over, I set-up Stan Ricker's Cardas LP Frequency Sweep & Burn-in record... I noticed that the left channel was perfect but the right channel had some slight crossover from the left channel.

Fast forward; hooked-up the Fozgometer & it told me the same thing... Had to adjust azimuth a very noticeable 15 degrees or so clockwise to achive perfect channel equilibrium.

Wow, getting goosebumps right now from setting the azimuth correctly! Looking at the cartridge, you'd never think it was set-up correctly but it is... imaging, channel separation, PRAT is great...

Thanks, John!

Pete

Guess I missed a good day.

Yes you did, you workaholic (I know, "You're "On It""). You're welcome over anytime, Evan!

Pete

[topround]

Get ready for Fozgometer to raise their price!

[Triode Pete]

Get ready for Fozgometer to raise their price!

If that's the case, I'll build my own... or set-up my digital Fluke to do the same thing... just need to get a pair of RCA leads... pretty simple...

[etcarroll]

"or set-up my digital Fluke to do the same thing"

How would that work?