Arm lift options beside Stylift
Log in at www.wiredstate.com and check this out: http://wiredstate.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7555&highlight=tono+tonearm+lifter+tonal I haven't tried the product but I built something similar, though not as elegant, myself. |
Ronnie, it looks interesting, I'll admit. I don't actually see from the picture how it would work though. I also don't understand the price. P4,250? What does that mean? If you can explain all this, I might buy one. :-) I'll also mention, re: the Stylifts. There was the original, made by Monitor Audio. I actually used one of these on a Pioneer direct drive table I once owned, long ago. Then there's the Expressimo Audio version, that looks to be much more artistically made, but that works the same way. I'd love to see a picture of your lifter Ronnie. Could you post one, or email me a pic? Thanks, R |
Aha, I see. The TonaL uses a magnet, which is brought into close proximity to another magnet on the tonearm when the tonearm contacts the bent wire that causes the lifting devices pivot arm with the magnet on the end to lower towards the tonearms counterpart magnet and then they both bob back up enough to lift the tonearm? Maybe that's it. |
Something like that yes. I haven't examined it closely. My little contraption is not in use now, but I made a video clip: http://www.webbtjanst.se/lenco/video/L75_RS-A1_autolift.avi As you see, the motion is more twitchy. I taped a tiny piece of metal on the arm and mounted a little magnet above the area of the run-out groove. |
