help with arm types

Dennis, I'd add to what Twl wrote except that I can't. As usual he summarized everything very well.

That's a pretty nice cartridge shortlist. They're all relatively low in compliance, keep that in mind when thinking about arm types. Check my system for one combo that works very well. I'm sure the higher model arms from OL would work even better.

"Set it and forget it"? Did you want the digital forum?!

DtM,

Just joking about the digital thing of course, though with such a nice rig you already knew that! One of the good things about the OL arms, much like yours, is that there AREN'T a lot of dials and buttons to fuss with. Get the setup right, lock it down, play music. If you go with OL buy from a reputable dealer. OL has occasional Q/C lapses so you want to be able to return if necessary.

The HFN test record is kind of fun to play with, but not all that useful in the end. Your ears quickly become a better judge of whether your setup is right or not. FWIW my 265/OL Silver/Shelter 901 perform about the same as yours: no real buzzing until track 4, pass all other tests, horizontal resonance about 10.5Hz, vertical resonance about 11 Hz but almost nonexistent.

Last week I had to realign my arm/cart because a certain partner apparently nudged the armboard a mm or so. All of a sudden I was hearing inner groove distortion on records that never had it before. So I dragged out the protractor, the magnifier, the shiny bright light, the muttered curses... When I spun up the first side we listened for a few minutes and he asked, "Did you change the antiskate setting?" Sure enough, I'd dropped it to zero to use the protractor and forgot to reset it. Who needs test records?!