MoFi UltraDeck / StudioDeck Owners and those interested

I use a Geodisc and have been happy with it. I can align a cartridge with a Geodisc in 15 - 20 minutes. I simply do not change cartridges enough to justify owning a Fieckert.

The one extra accessory I use with the Geodisc is a metal yardstick to align to the pivot point versus just a visual line of sight.
The GeoDisc has been great for me. I've double checked it a few times with a two-point protractor and it's always spot on.
 
I use a Geodisc and have been happy with it. I can align a cartridge with a Geodisc in 15 - 20 minutes. I simply do not change cartridges enough to justify owning a Fieckert.

The one extra accessory I use with the Geodisc is a metal yardstick to align to the pivot point versus just a visual line of sight.
The GeoDisc has been great for me. I've double checked it a few times with a two-point protractor and it's always spot on.

Thank you both! I think I'm going to email the shop where I originally purchased the Ultradeck and see what he'd charge to do it as well. Honestly, if he'll do it for under $100, I might do that for pure peace of mind.
 
Decided to install an Audio Technica AT33Sa on my Studiodeck last weekend. Super happy so far compared to the Studiotracker cartridge it came with. Possibly the best money I've ever spent on an upgrade! Listening to things again and getting chills down my spine. Not an overly analytical cartridge. It has life to it and casts a huge soundstage. Best I've ever heard my vinyl sound!

The only issue I had installing it was the azimuth adjustment screw would not loosen and the supplied hex wrench just spun when I tried to loosen it. So I went and got my set of hex wrenches and went one bigger size than the one supplied with the turntable. After a lot of force it finally loosened. Now it won't stay tight. I have to tighten it after every few records as the head comes loose and if I grab the handle on the headshell it will move throwing off the azimuth. So I keep having to tighten it and readjust the azimuth. Being a shibata stylus the azimuth needs to be rather precise so it's frustrating to say the least.

Guessing the screw is stripped, but not sure if it came from the factory stripped. Given the trouble I had getting it to loosen initially I kind of wonder.

In any event I've emailed Mofi and I guess I'll wait for them to respond.
 

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