Do Tonearms need servicing

Dear @best-groove : I told something similar rigth from my second post due that a gentleman started to speaks something related but not the OP subject.
In other side, if you don't like what you read in any thread well just don't read it, fortunatelly this is a free world.

@pindac thank's for the link.

R.

Dear @pindac : Again thank's for your answer. I don't know if your Be Spoken tonearm in use is that 1010 model where you made it the up-grade  or is a totally new design.

I owned the IV and V and more that 40+ other top tonearms, vintage and today models, along several experiences in other room/systems and through all my over 40+ audio first hand experiences I learned very specific information on the critical audio subjects.

In the last 40-50 years the foundation of tonearm designs were/are changed almost nothing even in materials or quality design excecution.

We can have experiences with vintage tonearms that even today top tonearms  just can't  outperfor it.
I can name some of those vintage ones like: MS MAX 282, Lustre GST 801 or the EPA 100 MK2.

I decided to star my self tonearm design due that I was not totally satisfied with all what I experienced about.

I don't disassemble any tonearm to take a " look " and don't call or asked for support/advise/opinion of no one. The tonearm was designed/manufacturer starting from zero ( me and other audiophile. ) and that's why we took over 7 years to see the " ligth ".

We don't started listing the tonearm design overall targets but I started first learning one by one the true cartridge needs and I mean any cartridge: MM, MI, LOMC, ETc, etc. and tested over 200 different models of cartridges mounted in different tonearms and was when I understand exactly the cartridge needs when we started  that tonearm design targets.

I'm still learning about cartridges and tonearms as a fact I always am in an endless room/system learning process and I'm always willing to learn even from n audio rookie/newcmer.

No, not my friend or I are really with high knowledge levels and skills in tonearm design when we started, we had the patience and attitude to learn through the very long process of more than 7 years. Am I an expert? not really as I said still learning.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

                                             

Dear @pindac : "" materials have become more function specific than generic..... ""

this and other of your posts in other Agon threads are only showing your low knowledge levels in the different audio subjects because till now you don’t show facts that can prove what you state just like in that statement: where are those tonearm function specific materials you are talking about? because one thing is talk and the other give proves about. Please name not several materials but at least two function specific materials for today tonearm designs and manufacture it. I ask it in good shape because I'm really interested with due that we designed and manufactured a totally different tonearm kind of pivoted design where I have 3 of them mounted in my analog rig: so is important to know something that can help to that unique tonearm design. Can you?, thank’s.

In your other post talked about ceramic material in the tonearm bearing and this you posted with out knowing than ceramic is way resonant no matter what and it was proved through the audio year in analog rig items.

With all respect obviously that I don’t need an answer coming from a gentleman with no solid and true knowledge levels that perhaps is higher that what he showed here and else where, till this happens I will having same attitude with
. Obviously too that other persons like cd love it and no problem with because at the end only through a good dialogue with true knowledge coming from any whre always helps to improve our each one ignorance levels.


@cd318 : " Who would have guessed the connection between audio and dentistry? ""

some one like you with low knowledge on tonearm bearing kind and what a cartridge needs down there where you don’t need, say, 2K rpm.

Btw, pindac dead silence only confirm your low knowledge levels, bla, bla, bla,....bla is not enough for any one but the ones with similar knowledge levels than you.

R.

Dear @pindac : " My take on the OP’s original question, is to enjoy the New Acquired 309. "

Fine because that’s what the OP is looking for.

So all the other words in your post was for we all know what you think to know about tonearm today designs to satisfy the cartridge needs?

Only a simple question because certainly you are free to post everything you want it when you want it.

Regards and enjoy the MUASIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

Dear @jorgjean : That's a very specific question for a specific tonearm model and must be asked to the designer/manufacturer, to no one else.

What any one including me but the specific manufacturer can tell you has no value at all.

The main issue in a tonearm could be at the bearing and its condition depends more of the owners care of use than time.

Any person that is dedicated to refurbish tonearms always will tell you your tonearm needs " something " because it's his busine$s. Ask the manufacturer. Period. Wiring up-grade is different.

Regards and enjoy the MUSUIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.