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The
AQUILAR
is one of only two tonearms on
the market - the other being it’s “brother” the
AXIOM
- allowing you to set SRA and VTA at
the cartridge without altering static settings.
If you need to adjust SRA / VTA, first loosen
the hidden screw on the left front side in the
AQUILAR’s headshell
.
This screw actually tightens a clamp fixing the
mounting plate in place.
Untighten this clamp by turning the screw
anti-clockwise for half a revolution - 180° turn
of the 1.5 Allen wrench.
Now take the 2.0 Allen key in the
accessory box for adjusting the grub screw at
the rear top end of the headshell.
Clockwise rotation will turn down the tail of the
cartridge and thus will decrease the SRA°.
The total mounting plate angle allows for freely
changing SRA for most all cartridges from 97°
down to 84°.
To accomplish this for other 10” tonearms you
would need to move them up and down their
towers by more than 2.5” up and 2.5” down -
practically impossible.
Likewise this change in SRA will of course also
influence the VTA angle of your cantilever.
To raise the SRA° make some “room” first by
turning the set screw up to the desired position.
Now with 1 finger carefully press the rear
bottom of your cartridge upwards.
When done, please tighten the headshell clamp
again by turning the screw clockwise.
You can use the 20 mm round scale to return
to former settings and keep track of SRA
adjustment.
