This was one of the stupidest ideas of all time, winner of the uncoveted GOLDEN TURKEY award from HIFI NEWS. Instead of letting the grove pull the arm across the record it drove the cartridge across it. If it happened not to be in alignment presto, a new groove. As HFN put it, a solution for which no problem exists. Bear in mind that these were , at best, mid priced tables and were not , even then, using the last word in technology. They sounded , well, to be kind, I won't say. Ranks right up with the Yamaha "EAR SPEAKER" and other marketing derived ideas.
Servo Controlled Arm
I've purchased a JVC QL-Y3F Turntable )bought originaly in 1983) with servo controlled arm. As I've been reading about tonearms and compliance it has made me curious why the servo controlled arm didn't catch on. I have a Denon DL160 cartridge and it hasn’t even considered skipping. Now that I've listened for a considerable length of time I'm curious what other people have to say.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,