Ortofon tonearms ,Static and Dynamic - Difference?


I see there are 4 new Ortofon tonearms.

Static tone arms: AS-212-S and AS-309-S
Dynamic tone arms: RS-212-D and RS-309-D

http://www.merrillaudio.com/tonearmscarts.html

What are the differences sonically and in general use of the Static and Dynamic versions of each??
downunder

Showing 1 response by rauliruegas

Dear Downunder: Sonically?, maybe none because both have the same design and internal wiring.

Normally in other Dynamic balance tonearm designs ( other than Micro Seiki ) the quality performance on those tonearms is a little better playing it in static way due to some resonance/vibration on the internal stings for the Dynamic operation, but Ortofon say that they already take care about so maybe there is no " trouble " with that.

IMHO the best choice could be the Dynamic ones that you can run in Dynamic way or static way and in both designs the short ones. No, I never have/had the opportunity to try these new Ortofon tonearms but Ortofon is a manufacturer that have all my respect for its high quality build audio items.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.