AXIOM BDA 04-2021
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The
AXIOM
is one of only two tonearms on the
market - the other being it’s “little brother” the
AQUILAR
- 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 front side in the
AXIOM’s
headshell.
This screw actually tightens a clamp fixing the
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.
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 tonearms you would need
to move them up and down their towers by more than
2.5” up and 2.5” down - practically impossible.
You can use the small round scale you’ll find in the
accessory box packed with the small blue spirit bubble
and the
SMARTstylus
.
Placed around the SRA / VTA grub screw and the
short leg of a Allen key used as a indicator arm you
can very precisely return to former settings.
Setting SRA / VTA
