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Audiomods Is A Great Company

Awhile back I reached out to Jeff at Audiomods about the possibility of getting a low mass arm for my Ortofon MC2000. Jeff did some figuring and if he dipped into his inventory of previous generation Audiomods parts he could build me an arm that came in at the single digit mass range. Does this mean 9 grams? Or lower? I wasn't going to try to brow beat him into an exact number, but I knew I had a viable candidate that could balance the heavy 11 gram cartridge. 

Well, life got in the way and there were some unexpected events. But last week I decided to reach out to Jeff and see if this could still happen. I got a yes answer. So I am on the build schedule for an arm in early August. Will have the VTA micro adjuster, and all silver wiring. 

Looking forward to this project as the MC2000 is one of my favorite cartridges. It does certain things that very few if any cartridges can do. I thought I might be able to live without if with the Verismo on one table, and the Proteus getting situated on the SOTA when the OL arm arrives. But I decided I just did not want to have this cartridge on the sidelines. So here we go. 

neonknight

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neonknight OP
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Last week the low mass version of the arm built arrived. I have it temporarily set up on the table, but I need a spacer as the Scheu arm board is just too low. this is a problem with the Schroder arm I have on it also. But Jeff has fabricated one for me and it is in the hands of the Royal mail service. Can't say enough good things about the man. 

Even so i can temporarily set up the MC2000 with a shim and I have it playing. This is a pairing that works nicely together. This combination sounds effortless together, and the texture and tone of the bass region is fabulous. There is so much detail and expression in this region. Vocals are uncolored and the top end is detailed without being etched. No issues tracking either.  Everything i had hoped for. 

 

For what an Audiomods arm sells for, it is hard to imagine a better value in analog. I am certainly enjoying this one. 

neonknight OP
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@mijostyn  You think the Millenia is available? I am not sure they have produced a new one lately. It seems like they are devoting their time and resources to getting their direct drive one to market. 

neonknight OP
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@hilroy48

Yes the low mass version of the Model 6 has arrived. Works well the MC2000 I have But another goodie arrived from Jeff that I have installed at the moment. Sorry about the arm board condition, that one has trialed a few arms. Fortunately I can use it for this project.

This version is going to be available on the site in a bit. It is more than just adding 3 inches to an existing Model 6. The yoke is modified. The thickness of the inner and outer carbon fiber wands are changed, along with the number of stiffeners. Of course the headshell and bearing offsets are also different. 

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