Help please - Audiomods 6

According to the instructions the TT platter should be 25mm above the armboard. Mine is, but when I lower the tonearm with AN IQ2 cartridge attached the stylus does not get low enough to touch the cartridge alignment template.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for the suggestion. I’m guessing that your Classic is without micrometer? I don’t think what you suggest is an option with it. Looking at things today I think that, despite all measurements appearing to be correct, I’ll have to drop the armboard. I’ll try 6mm above plinth instead of 10mm.

This is the point where I'd like to see a photo please so we are not at cross purposes and giving you misleading advice.

There will be a little trial and error with this. Even the 25mm guidance will be a starting point, e.g. a shorter cartridge like a Rega would need the armbase to be lower down. I suggest focussing on the cartridge and headshell being level when playing a record, and the arm heght being right for this level with the micrometer in the middle of its range.

With most of the cartridges I have owned I could fit their stylus guard in place and lower it to rest on the platter i.e. with no record on the turntable. As a reasonable approximation to the stylus being on a record but avoiding the risk of damaging either at this stage. If the arm/cartidge is off level (use my bar code trick) refit the arm/arm board to change the arm height and try again.

I hope this helps but I appreciate you may already have done this Ifor.