Tonearm ...... Acos Lustre GST-801 ..... Yea/Nay

@elliotbnewcombbjr : Well,you need at least alittle of common sense.In the first link/this one:

https://audio-creative.nl/platenspeler/hoe-kies-passend-element-platenspeler/attachment/calculator-effective-tonearm-mass-2/


appears in the left up side a little " box/squaer " in blue color along a little tonearm picture. You need to make click on that box and there is the calculator.

Here in my country people say: " you want it " peeled " and in your mouth ". ! !



R.

Dear @elliotbnewcombjr : You need to make your job because you posted two threads and in one of them ( before in this ) you asked for tonearm effective mass and I gave you the links about and seems to me that you did not read it, go figure ! ! If you don't read your threads posts you are losting valuable information and that's why you are asking here for the second time:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cartridge-compliance-try-what-in-my-jvc-ua-7082-arm/post?postid=1852753#1852753

R.

Dear @elliottbnewcombjr :  The GST-801 is a tonearm balanced design and exist only two balanced tonearm designs that does not " ring like a bell " with the balanced mechanism, the other is the MAX 237/282.

Other balanced tonearm designs as the FR or Ikeda comes with a ringing balanced mechanism ( distortions developed down there. ) because an inapropiated design. So you will be a lucky owner  of that GST-801.

R.

Dear @best-groove  : "  I have always read the opposite and having never owned it, I report what I have always read about this arm.  """

So, you are spreading evbery where a " rumor " but not first hand experiences  . To eaxch his own, you are not a trusty gentleman with that kind of rumor posts.

I always post only first hand experiences.

R.

Dear @elliottbnewcombjr: I own the Lustre 801 and as @reubent posted: it's a great tonearm , I can say a top tonearm and outperformed by no one other tonearms I experienced and I experienced ( own,owned and listened. ) more that 20 tonearms.

@neonknight  posted:

"""  Its far more affordable than a Fidelity Research or SAEC, and of similar quality.  """

yes , it's more affordable but not on that " low " quality level but a way way higher quality levels than the SAEC or FR that I owned too and I mean it: the GST-801 outperformas those tonearms easy.

@bestgroove posted:

"""  Lustre 801 is tonearm for MC heavy not for MM medium or high compilance. """

this is untrue too. The 801 makes very good job with any MC/MM cartrio
dges nio matters its compliance. Is very well damped tonearm and beats even the EPA-100 and different than the EPA 100-MK2.

This one comes complete and at really good price, don't miss it: Very rare to find on that good conditions:


https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649571086-lustre-801-tonearm/


Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.