effective mass of rb300 with hvywght, , Lyra clavi

I believe that the RB300 is actually about 11 grams effective mass.

I think that the standard RB300 will work fine with the Lyra, or the Benz, and would need a bit of additional mass for the Shelter. Some people use the DIY HiFi mod to very good effect for this.

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Raul.

Thanks for the responses; I am still wondering about the effect of the heavy counterweight on the effective mass of the tonearm. Does anyone have any idea of the change with this?

Jwinder, the counterweight is meant to counterbalance the cartridge on a statically balanced arm such as the RB300. If a heavier counterweight is used, then it will need to be set closer to the pivot than a lighter counterweight would, in order to counterbalance the cartridge. Since the effective mass calculation is based on mass times distance(from the pivot) squared, having a heavier counterweight located closer to the pivot would cause a DECREASE in the effective mass of the tonearm, due to the exponential nature of the equation.

So, if the Heavyweight counterweight is, in fact, heavier than the stock counterweight, then it will decrease the effective mass, compared with the stock counterweight. This will result in a change of the mass/resonance of the system, and also will reduce the moment of inertia of the tonarm and thus will improve speed of warp tracking. Whether this will be better or worse for your particular application will need to be determined by calculation and by listening.

Thanks for spelling that out clearly, Twl. I don't have the original counterweight, since I purchased the Rega used, but I will be able to audition the Clavis cartridge to check compatibility. Incidentally, the 13 gram figure for the effective weight was pulled off of the official Rega site; presuming that the counterweight is heavier than the original one, I would guess that the effective mass may end up at 11 grams or so, if the figure on their site for the regular counterweight is accurate.

John