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


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

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I think it would be interesting/fun to create a list of 2 Tonearm TT’s

(2 arms or potential for 2 arms or more)

Links to Virtual Systems; Links to ‘For Sale’; Links to Manufacturers Sites; Photos

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To Insert Photos, here’s how:

How to Insert Photos in Audiogon Posts

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I’m an old man (74), U can do it.

Hopefully this makes sense

INSERT Photo in an Audiogon Post

  1. Write some yap about your subject
  2. Open a new Window
  3. Find a Photo already uploaded to the web
  1. Yours (my flower)
  2. Any photo (DBX Speakers)
  1. RIGHT CLICK on the PHOTO
  1. Popup menu appears
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  4. Size is automatically inserted by the software
  5. OK
  6. SAVE

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My 3 Arm Turntable: Became the Jewel of my System, 8th Photo Here

https://www.audiogon.com/systems/9511

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How did this happen? Covid Times, I upgraded eveything).

I listen to a lot of Jazz, both Stereo and Mono.

After learning here the advantages of a true mono cartridge, I wanted a second tonearm for a MONO cartridge ‘ready to go’. Got big plinth made for 2 arms, JVC VICTOR PL-2. Stereo cartridge on right, Mono cartridge rear.

Then I resurrected a MM Cartridge (new stylus from Jico). Squeezed an 'illegitimate' third tonearm on.

Right long arm is MC (fixed/difficult adjustments);

Rear Arm is MM (removable headshell/easy and quick adjustments of Tracking Force, Anti-Skate and VTA).

Left side arm MONO (fixed/difficult adjustments)

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elliottbnewcombjr

I’ve shared info about P’holz and Equivalent Materials, in other threads.

There are Brands creating the Densified Wood Products using very closely followed production methods as used for P’holz.

I recently offered a Gon Member a Free Sample of Permali, preferably to be used as Sub Plinth, at a dimension of their choice. This was a sample I was offered by a individual who is producing Densified Wood parts to work within an Audio Set Up.

It would have been good to have received a feedback from somebody who has a experience of Vinyl that I admire, but the offer was not responded to.  

The Goldring Lenco GL 75 is seemingly well supported with Permali Parts by this individual.

I have been very impressed with a P'holz Puck Weight when compared to a Zavfino Puck.

The Permali is available, produced as a Peripheral Ring, which could be very interesting.

My setup for 78 RPM audio restoration:

Technics SP-10R in Albert Porter panzerholz plinth

Primary arm:

Fidelity Research FR-66S direct-wired with Shure V15 Vx and dozens of custom Expert Stylus stylii with various truncated elliptical and conical geometries

The experimental arm/cartridge:

Dynavector DV505 with Soundsmith Strain Gauge cartridge and about a dozen custom stylii wth similar geometries. Just got the Strain Gauge and have been testing it...with a few easy tweaks, it can easily work for acoustical and early electrical recordings. You just have to invert the RIAA treble and add in the period curve. I use CEDAR Cambridge and can do it live but prefer to do it all in post via Scott Wurcer's hyper-accurate curves published in Linear Audio magazine. S/N ratio seems to be an improvement on the Shure, but still evaluating. Early signs are great--very similar frequency response to the Shure, and great transient response. Vinyl 78s are almost tape-like...groove tracing seems to be on another level. I'm going to temper my enthusiasm until a few audio engineer friends weigh in!
 

Here's a table from Japan, the CS Port TAT1M2 that can accept 2 arms. Total weight over 200 pounds! Platter itself weighs 60 pounds and floats on air.