The arm wand material is a consideration also. Steel, aluminum, and carbon fiber tube arm wand may have resonance characteristics of dragging a metal/hollowed tube on a rough surface. Solid or small diameter wooden arm wands have lesser resonace/ringing as metal tube. Wooden arm wand gives more natural music. Metal arm wand that was carefully tuned can provide accurate music. Surprisingly, the musical differences among arm wand materials are in tonality not in frequency ranges. All arm wand meterials extract all frequencies from the record. Different arm materials emphasis different area on the musical frequency spectrum. Wooden wand tends to sound warmer and more relaxed than metal wand.
TT/Tonearm/cartridge interaction theory?
Can some one direct me to how the analog works in terms of interaction between Turntable, tonearm and cartridge? I do some clue that the amount of signal that cartridge retrieves from grooves is miniscule and it is important to keep that contact pressure (weight?) to a right amount. What kind of tolerance on this right amount is tolerable without loosing too much of a signal and is ther any other measure for Quality control other than sound? I might have answered my own questions but a I would like little more insight or someone can point out if I have missed any key parameters..
I am structural engineer by profession and am really curious. Thx
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I am structural engineer by profession and am really curious. Thx
Nil