Google Thom Mackris at Galibier Design. He carries both lines and is very knowledgable.
Schroder Tonearms - where do I purchase? are there authorized sellers in US?
I now own a Sota Cosmos Eclipse w/ vacuum after a 30 year hiatus from vinyl. On this forum, I mostly read other posts absorbing valuable info, especially from the relative few with decades of meaningful experience. I know a Kuzma 4Point9 and the Schroder CB or LT would be a good match for the Sota. However, given what appears to be a "who's on first" situation in how to confidently purchase a Schroder product, I am becoming increasingly inclined to just go with the Kuzma out of sheer practicality and convenience. There must be reputable analog shops in the US who are knowledgable and trusted concerning the Schroder product?? I have no desire to struggle to reach one of Frank's grunt guys (does he have any) in Germany.
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@mijostyn , I always appreciate your posts and learn a lot from them, even when I disagree. I’m wondering why you make this claim. OL’s description of the Agile plainly states:
Isn’t the point of damping to reduce resonance, or at least shift it to a benign frequency? The OL design would seem to be explicitly trying to achieve that end, according to its literature. They might not be adding some sort of damping material to anything but the counterweight; I don’t know. But they are applying it there, and seem to be engineering out the need for it elsewhere. Or trying. In any event, resonance is clearly on their minds. I’m not disputing you here, just wondering why you’re so convinced, since the Agile is an arm I’ve considered. |
@mijostyn Thanks. I get that the counterweight coating is something of a band aid. As you say, why not a non-resonant weight? And I got a laugh out the image of a steering wheel with a shock absorber attached, although it is obviously absurd while making a counterweight non-resonant is obviously not. Resonance there, after all, contributes to systemic resonance. But your point is taken: address it where it matters most. I was mainly wondering what you know about the OL arms that makes you think they don’t do anything elsewhere, since your statement about damping was blanket. I have to say, your impassioned advocacy for the CB-1 makes me want to pick one up if only to see for myself. There’s a used CB-1L available at a good price, and I have the back position on my Technics crying out for something better than the Ortofon AS-309S that’s there now. I know the arguments that favor a 9" over an 11" arm. Does your love for the CB still hold for the longer one? |