td-01 chinese tonearm?


Has anyone got any info on this item. There is one for sale on ebay right now. Uses a wood tonearm shaft with a ceramic unipivot bearing with a string that seems to center or otherwise hold it in place. Interesting looking design, but I'd like to know more.
manitunc

Showing 1 response by armstrod

I'm not sure I'd agree that it's a similar concept to the Well Tempered arm. There can't be more than a drop or two of damping fluid in the well of the TD-01, and the contact area of the ceramic ball is very small. The amount of damping would be miniscule compared to relatively gigantic paddle and fluid well of the WTA. Also, no easy way to adjust azimuth as on the WTA.

Not saying it wouldn't work, or even be better than the WTA; just saying the concepts aren't that similar.

David