Installed a custom brass WallyTools shim replacing the 3-D printed version. A/B listening to Miles Davis, the double bass has more weight and body, and the players sound more distinguished in the soundstage. The shim is made for the particular cartridge (after it has been analyzed) to correct for the unique SRA/VTA and azimuth angles. The 3-D printed shim is made of a glass bead-filled resin that is heat and UV-cured to a rigidity slightly less than that of titanium. The machined brass shim is more rigid. Less compliance means better tracking of the groove. This is why it sounds better.
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