Dear @technick : "
but not necessarily better. ", sometimes that could be true but the wire that comes in the link I posted with out doubt is way better. Just give a try.
R.
R.
Tonearm for Technics 1200GR
I’m looking for a medium mass arm to replace the stock arm. Whatever arm is suggested it should have an armboard that can be bought for it as well. I run a Soundsmith Carmen MkII.
Id like to keep the new arm under $1500.
I found a Jelco TK 850s, but it appears to be a high mass arm. I also found a Timestep T-609, but it appears to be a high mass arm as well.
Id like to keep the new arm under $1500.
I found a Jelco TK 850s, but it appears to be a high mass arm. I also found a Timestep T-609, but it appears to be a high mass arm as well.
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Dear friends: From 1877 this headshell wires/leads are new for me and I will buy a set. Price 130.00 and could be worth to test it: https://www.zavfino1877.com/cryogoldheads Btw, I have no relationship with 1877 other that what I bougth from it in the past. R. |
Dear @best-groove : The beauty of a removable headshell tonearm design is that you can't have almost no single problem to mate it with ny cartridge because you can have different headshells with different weigth. So don't worry to much about. If you have good tonearm designs and even that the resonance frequency stays out of the frequency range you will listen with very good qulity performance levels, so try not to be " anal " about. Additional you can " tame " the kind of " color " you like with any cartridge when those headshells comes with different build material and even its design shape. Btw, for all of us with removable headshell tonearms ( @last_lemming ) a change in the headshell wires makes a big differences if we change for silver wires that we cn choose from different sources s: Ortofon, Oyaide, Furukawa, Clearaudio. Here great alterntive that I know very well: https://www.zavfino1877.com/analogue-accessories @last_lemming in 1877 you have silver tonearm internal wire that's great up-grade for any tonearm. Regards and enjot the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |
Dear @last_lemming : I don'tknow what you don't like on the Technics tonearm. Why are you non satisfied? That Technics tonearm comes with extremely good bearings that's not the the " soul " of any tonearm but its heart/core. The bearing friction of the Technics is lower than 5mg where no one of the tonearms named here has. Now, you can improve your listening experiences with that tonearm changing its headshell wires and even testing your cartridges with other headshells that can comes with different build materials, different weigths or different shapes. Headshell is the first " contact " between the tonearm and the cartridge other than the LP surface grooves. It makes a difference in the quality performance levels with any cartridge. Before I spend my money in a new arm I will try those headshells and headshell wires. Other up grade for the Technics is to change its internal wires. Maybe you already did it but room treatment makes a difference too that can help to improve your listening MUSIC experiences. Anyway, that's me but the " ball " is at your side. Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |