diff --git a/media_server/static/css/styles.css b/media_server/static/css/styles.css
index aa20e50..ac0f65c 100644
--- a/media_server/static/css/styles.css
+++ b/media_server/static/css/styles.css
@@ -7056,10 +7056,20 @@ body.audio-spectrum-live .now-playing .spectrum span {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
-    background: repeating-conic-gradient(from 195deg at 50% 100%,
-        transparent 0deg 4deg,
-        rgba(242, 235, 220, 0.08) 4deg 5deg,
-        transparent 5deg 9deg);
+    /* Grid lines every 9°, only inside the -45..+45 needle swing
+       so the leftmost line aligns with the rest position (proper zero). */
+    background: repeating-conic-gradient(from -45deg at 50% 100%,
+        rgba(242, 235, 220, 0.10) 0deg 0.6deg,
+        transparent 0.6deg 9deg);
+    /* Clip mask: only show the 90° active arc. */
+    -webkit-mask-image: conic-gradient(from -45deg at 50% 100%,
+        black 0deg,
+        black 90deg,
+        transparent 90deg 360deg);
+    mask-image: conic-gradient(from -45deg at 50% 100%,
+        black 0deg,
+        black 90deg,
+        transparent 90deg 360deg);
 }
 .now-playing .vu-meter::after {
     content: "VU";