Service for phono cartridges and turntables

The Extended Adjustment for Phono Pickups is a method developed over many years by Florian Ernst.
A process by which your cartridge, tonearm, and turntable combination is perfectly aligned . We are happy to offer this bookable service when you purchase components from us or for your existing turntable, which you can bring to us in Vollmarstein.
External adjustment at your home is also possible ; please request a personalized quote.

The following aspects are adjusted and measured beyond the standard adjustment (including with Dr. Feickert Adjust+ Pro software):

- Azimut
No two pickups are alike due to the high degree of handcraftsmanship involved in their manufacture. Therefore, pickups typically exhibit an azimuth variation of ±2 degrees. This means that even with visually correct alignment, the pickup generator is far from perfectly positioned.
This ensures that the channel crosstalk and channel level are not the same between the left and right channels.

A correctly measured and adjusted azimuth brings both channels as close as possible to each other in terms of channel crosstalk and channel level, resulting in a better soundstage representation.

- Distortions
Every phono cartridge generates some degree of distortion when tracking the grooves on a record. The trick is to minimize this distortion during setup and to ensure that the distortion is as identical as possible on both channels.
These distortions can be measured very accurately and interpreted accordingly.

- vertical tracking angle (VTA)
The vertical tracking angle is the angle at which the stylus of the cartridge enters the record groove. The back of the diamond should be at an almost 90-degree angle to the record surface.
Without tools, this is almost impossible to see and assess. We use a high-resolution camera with a macro lens to capture and perfectly adjust the VTA.