Turntables: 2 Tonearms. What do you Have or Know About?

blisshifi

very nice.

pindac

I read about the Panzerholtz, they make you want it!

tomic601

that's quite a system you have put together.

two of fthe Dynavector 505 Tonearms, I just looked at OEM's setup instructions, whew!

https://www.dynavector.com/etechnical/505manual.html

You mentioned Peter at PNB. Did he make the custom 2 arm base? 

sksos

that’s the 1st 4 arm TT I/we have seen here

from their web site

many variations shown there

https://www.kuzma.si/stabi-r-world-premiere-munchen-2018.html

’non flexible belt’.

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I have a vintage 1958 Viking 75 (telex) 2 track stereo Tape Deck (play only) that came out of my Uncle’s Fisher President II that I inherited. It has a ’non flexible flat belt’, the outer one of this set.

https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Belt-Viking-Reel-Player/dp/B07GVJLCH4

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Tape Deck was from the ’crossover’ era: ’In-Line’ or ’Staggered’.

This shows

1. an erase head left (both tracks); and

2. centered: an ’in-line head’ (both L and R tracks ’in-line’ vertically (the final 2 track/half track accepted version)

3. 3rd head, one track only,, to the right, further along (staggared)

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4. Deck had a switch:

a. ’in-line’ position used the center 2 track head for stereo playback, 3rd head disabled.

b. ’staggered’ position used one track from the centered head, and the other track from the single track head further along.

5. eventually ’staggered’ method lost and the 3rd staggered head was eliminated.

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I have a small collection of 2 track stereo tapes, some marked ’in-line’ and some marked ’staggered’ that came with the Fisher Console. They are not 15 or 30, but Pre-Recorded 7-1/2 IPS. They sound fabulous.

paulietunes

gorgeous wood, congrats on your enthusiasm to have something different and excellent.

drbond

seems both arms can be 12", many only one arm can be long (like my JVC CL-P2 Plinth. My friend is restoring their very rare 3 arm plinth CL-P3, only one can be long on it.

nice to know, simply unusual looking, I went to their site and read a bit.

I don’t see a dust cover, is one included or optional?

pindac

For a very long arm, say 14", it would be a nice option for many turntables. 

The web site says both arms on the standard design can be 12".

https://dohmannaudio.com/helix-one/

That's unusual for a design without cantilevered arm boards, Those extensions some TTs have/offer make the issue of a dust cover even more problematic.

My long arm is 12.5", it requires careful measurements. I can fit that arm on my JVC CL-P2 two arm base; however, it is too long for the 3 arm Plinth CL-P3 my friend is restoring. JVC moved the right side arm board closer to the spinner in order to add the left side arm board (which moves the top right corner closer to the spindle.

@blisshifi 

Exciting plans.

My friend has the JVC CL-P3 3 arm plinth, currently 1 tonearm, setup for his future plans.

dwette

congrats, it's going to be a treat moving instantly from one cartridge to the other.

best-groove

it looks like the rear can be a longer arm.

and, a dust cover which is a must for me.