One thing for sure, it won't be overly susceptible to spurious resonances. While there are many features on modern tonearms, maybe its utter simplicity is a virtue, and the fact you're tracking at the same 1.5g as any other arm is what counts. I'd definitely try it, just from curiosity.
Grado Labratory Wood Tonearm? 3 questions: Keep it? Sell It? Burn it?
Hello all,
I recently bought a great Thorens TD 124 off CL and attached to it was The Awesome looking Grado Laboratory Series Wood Tonearm (the one with all the extra adjustments)...I know there have been a few discussions here regarding this arm but those threads seem to quickly shift to what ever tonearm is someone's favorite...For this discussion I would like to know specifically what your opinion/experiences are regarding this arm and if you think it is worthy of its companion? I already have an SME 3009 series II unimproved waiting in the wings but I digress, so the 124 I have is still in resto so a listening test is not available. That being said the Grado was completely disassembled cleaned/lubed and wired from the board out to Cardas RCAs (not from the shell to the board) it is as good as this arm can get, It truly is a work of art! It looks very cool... But does it have any relevance in todays sonics?