Reddit mentions of Musou Digital Turntable Stylus Force Scale Gauge 0.01g Blue LCD Backlight,Tracking Force Pressure Gauge/Scale for Tonearm Phono Cartridge

I've been slowly making upgrades and improvements to my setup and listening area over the past year or so, and I think I'm finally happy with everything (for now). Below are some of the changes I've made:
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Speakers:

The first move was to retire my Klipsch KG4s for something a bit more modern and a bit smaller/quieter. The KG4's put out some serious sound, but my wife and I are renting an apartment while we look for our first house, and those speakers were just too loud for this environment.

So, I picked up a pair of Klipsch R-15M's to replace their older big brothers. The sound is perfect for this room - detailed and clear; while not being too "clinical". They get plenty loud and don't suffer from any distortion at the highest level's I've taken them to. The bass may be much less powerful than the KG4s, but it is still plenty boom for this space - no complaints on the low ends.

As shown in the photos, I spaced these about a foot from the wall at their closest point; have them placed about 7.5' apart from each other to widen the soundstage; and I ensured they were pitched inwards so their sound path would intersect each other just behind my head at my normal listen spot. The stands I have are ~30" tall, which allows the tweeters to be on the same plain as my ears. Correct speaker placement makes a huge difference and can enhance your sound better than some costly upgrades. Don't skimp on proper alignment!

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Turntable:

The next change(s) I made were to my turntable. I had purchased the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon in late 2014, and had started to grow tired of the Ortofon 2M Red sound. While it is a great and true entry-level cart for a good price, it struggles with high-end frequencies (resulting in some pretty significant sibilance issues), and handles inner groove distortion poorly. I also began to feel that it gave a somewhat "sterile" sound, and wanted something more lively. Plus, it was probably getting towards the end of its life anyways, as I had put a ton of hours on it.

I looked around for a while on upgrade paths for the cart, and eventually decided to stick with Ortofon's 2M line, and just move up to the Blue. Because the Red and Blue have the same cartridge body, I was able to buy just the stylus; saving some cost. The new cart helped greatly with sibilance issues, and handled IGD much better. It was also far more of a vibrant sound than the Red, and I picked up a good deal more detail with it. However, I felt it wasn't as big of a jump in sound as I wanted it to be, and when I saw an open box deal on an Ortofon 2M Bronze; I jumped on it. The Bronze is a stunning cart; musical, open and detailed. Any sibilance issuez or IGD that remained from the Blue were completely gone with this new cart. I've just recently crossed the 20ish hour mark and it is really starting to open up in its sound. I'm extremely happen with the choice I made to pick this up.

As always, I made sure to properly set the tracking force (I got with the high-end of the recommended range; the saying always goes that the marketing team sets the low end, the engineers set the high end). I use a cheap digital scale to measure. If you don't have a scale to properly gauge VTF; I highly recommend picking one up.

In addition to the new cartridge(s), I swapped the stock metal platter with the Pro-Ject Acryl-it. The acrylic platter looks very nice, and it probably has helped slightly reduce some resonance, but overall I'd say the only real noticeable improvement was reduced static build up. I picked up a clamp at this same time, and that helps to flatten out any slightly warped records and seems to have improved bass response slightly.

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Furniture:

Finally, the most recent change made was the shelving I was using to hold everything - records and equipment alike. I had previously been using two 2x2 Ikea Kallax cubes to hold my record collection and all audio/visual components. While it served a functional enough purpose, and looked okay with the records below the equipment, it was just a bit too cluttered for me on top.

I was lucky enough to find another open box item, this time a TV stand/equipment shelf at best buy. The wood had some minor dings and scratches, so they had marked it from $300 down to $150. I talked a bit with one of their floor salespeople, and got them to come down to $100 for it. It's solid and heavy, and is just the rustic-esq look I (and more importantly, my wife) was looking for.

So now, finally, I have everything looking nice and neat/modern, my wife is happier with the look, and I still get to have my records on display and easy access to all my entertainment (specifically those retro videogame consoles!).

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Hope that wasn't too muchy of a book, but I'm just excited to finally have my setup looking the way I want and sounding even better! To commemorate my first listen with everything installed and organized, I'm spinning the MFSL 45RPM of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan with a morning cup of coffee!

You're in luck then. That turntable is very easy to deal with. It also includes an alignment checker on the body of the plinth, if you still have it. As long as you are using a standard headshell this will be pretty damn accurate for you. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/852304/Pioneer-Pl-12d.html?page=4

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Then you just need to buy one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071P9VZ5Q/ref=sspa_dk_hqp_detail_aax_0?psc=1 and confirm that you have the right tracking force set.

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The actual procedure to balance a tonearm should be in that manual, but it's simple. You first turn the anti-skate and VTF to 0. Then start twisting the counter-weight carefully until you can get the tonearm to simply float level, that is your zero point, rotate the bezel to 0. Then dial the weight up to the tracking force recommended for the cartridge you have chosen, and verify with the guage. There's usually a recommended band like 1.5-1.8 (and then set anti-skate to the same), I find nearer the top to be better with s-arms but you can experiment.

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