The Funk Firm Eeze-Lign

REVIEW
Alan Sircom
May 19, 2026

The Funk Firm’s approach to turntable making can be summed up in one simple maxim; if it ain’t broke, improve it! Arthur Khoubesserian has a long list of vinyl-based hits under his belt. These range from the original Pink Triangle decks of the 1980s to the present. Each challenges the status quo of the most mature sub-set of audio. The Eeze-Lign is the latest in these disruptive technologies.

Eeze-Lign is a patented shim. It is a bespoke, perfect match to align your cartridge at speed. It fits between the cartridge and headshell. Additionally, it is an obvious – but not exclusive – partner with The Funk Firm’s adjustable Cobra headshell. It also works with the Houdini cartridge decoupler. The Eeze-Lign is pictured as 1mm white gasket between Houdini and Cobra. But in reality it will be half that size and black. That means it blends in with the rest of the assembly.

The ‘bespoke’ part comes because when you buy an Eeze-Lign, you are asked to provide cartridge details up-front. The Funk Firm will call on its database – or call the manufacturer of that cartridge – to provide accurate dimensions of that model. Specifically, it will get the position of the mounting holes.

Eezy-peezy!

Installation is Eeze easy. Going ‘Full Funk’, mount the Houdini to the cartridge. Then fit the cartridge tags to the cartridge. Next, slot the thin shim between cartridge/Houdini and the bottom of the Cobra headshell. Now attach the headshell to the arm and adjust downforce, antiskate and VTA as usual. The Eeze-Lign clips into the Cobra so there’s no play on installation.

The clue to Eeze-Lign is in the name; it makes the alignment protractor a thing of the past. It also does a more accurate job of alignment than most people. At least, it is more accurate than anyone with astigmatism can do by sighting the cantilever against a grid on a protractor.

Checking that is a little long-winded. However, it is just as Eeze easy as fitting the cartridge. Mount the cartridge to the Houdini, that assembly to the Cobra, mount it, use an alignment protractor to fix the cartridge in the correct position and play. Listen to the whole album as end-of-side distortion is the most audible key to this.

That’s some Funky shim

Eeze-Lign was at least as good as my best attempt at precise alignment. Had I just gone with some Funky shim, I would have saved myself some time lost to getting the alignment almost right. And I would have saved a lot of hours getting it as spot-on as I could get. Thanks, mild astigmatism and long-sightedness; glasses help, but don’t help enough. In fairness, I reckon that I didn’t get the end-of-side distortion nailed to the same finesse as the Eeze-Lign did right out of the box.

Of course, Eeze-Lign demands cartridge makers provide the correct information to The Funk Firm, but the majority are keen to do that. And, avid cartridge swappers will pretty soon rack up a collection of tiny shims with the attendant cost for each one. Also, despite the added faff involved in cartridge alignment (and the range of tools that vary from bits of paper with some grids and a hole to a Chamber of Horrors of interesting implements), some actively like that engagement with their vinyl set-up.

But for most people, making your turntable easier to set up, and doing a better job than you can, makes The Funk Firm Eeze-Lign a no-brainer!