FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ?


Hi Good folks!

I have an FR 64s with original headshell. Have ordered an Orsonic Av-1s/ 10 grams, to meet better compliance/ resonnance matching with higher compliance cartridges.

Any idea what the effective mass will be with this combination?

Would be funny to try for example how my London Decca Super Gold would work with this arm..😀


geddyen
Dear @gddyen: With its own headshell the tonearm EM is 35grs. You just have to weigh the FR headshell and the diference with the Orsonic is what you have to add/ subtract to that 35 figure and you will be around the EM data you are looking for.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.




There are several ways to estimate tonearm effective mass, but none of them are really simple to do.  Safe to say that the static weight of the headshell is a factor, but not simply by the ratio of its static weight to that of the stock FR64S headshell.  Best way to approach this, in my opinion, is to try it.  You might also acquire one of the test LPs that permit estimating resonant frequency.  From that information, you can calculate effective mass of the assembly of tonearm, cartridge, headshell, screws, and the counter-weight at the rear.

Another trick:  If you think of the tonearm as a seesaw, with the counter-weight on one side and everything else on the other, then you can get at effective mass by balancing the tonearm such that the arm is hanging level in space, zero VTF.  Now measure the distance from the pivot to the center of mass of the CW, in centimeters.  Then remove the CW and weigh it separately, in grams.  The effective mass will be related to the product of the square of the distance from the pivot point to the center of mass of the CW times the weight of the CW.  Now, if I can only recall HOW the two are related, you'd be in business.