Tonearm recommendation

Lewm / Halcro - do you guys still have the cartridge alignment jig that came with your Dynavector tonearms for the initial setup ?

It can be used with one modification on your FR64s and other tonearms for their initial setups. Have your tried this ?

Lewm - Actually, Herb Papier, the original designer and builder of the Triplanar, is to be credited for being a very early adaptor of the "straight shot" wiring scheme, 15-20 years ago.

Cool. I found out there are owners on the ET2 thread who have been using straight shots for over 30 years, hence my Bird Walking Stories reference earlier. The design allows for 3 or 4 different looms to be swapped out within the hour; if you're good with your hands/eyes (for when audiophilia nervosa really strikes). Linear guys don't have different tonearm alignments to play around with, and straight line alignment can get really boring. So what are they to do ? Cycle looms of course.

Lewm - regarding your thriving DIY community comment; my personal perspective on looms is based on my remaining local audiophile friends ranging in age from about 45 - 55. I am at the older end and they think of me as an old fogey. I believe this age group represents the tail end of this Audiophile wave. Not one of them that I know of would buy a tonearm (regardless of its design) with the intention of changing out the internal wiring. Some of them have no problem working on amplifiers and speakers, but they would rather listen to digital than change out a tonearm's internal wiring. I was on the cusp by age having acquired records before digital kicked on. For the younger members of this group, their only records are the ones they have bought since.So we really are talking apples and oranges when it comes to our points of view. I am however quite curious that you seem to have an aversion to a reliable air pump; but have an interest in vintage Alfa Romeo's. :^)

Fleib - It's the arm with exposed unshielded wire which is susceptible to RF and a Faraday cage won't help as long as the wires are exposed.

If interested Fleib, you may find some answers by doing an AudioGon Forum search on James Bond Maneuvers.

wrm0325
I'm going to look into the ET arms. At this point, anything goes.

@OP - Crazy Bill - I did my best to provide you with some of the good, along with some of the bad, and tried to make it fun.

Asvjerry - words of wisdom around Oil. I have found most of my audiophile friends that have been at this a long time, are trying at this point to get blood from a stone, rather then spend dough on the hobby. Having two + hobbies encourages this. I still have some growing to do. I think I may have, not sure yet,  just acquired a Seaton submersive.

Cheers

Fleib - The benefit of eliminating solder joints is overrated IMO.

Again an opinion with no cards showing.  Fleib this Poker Game is no fun when you show no cards. I like to learn. A shot of your table - top view (would be nice) along with the room showing speaker placement. Unless like the OP you listen with headphones. Then you don't need to show the room pic.

Someone pls let me know when Fleib decides to post a virtual system for us, so we can understand and learn why he says why he says.     

hasta la vista - you can find me on the speaker forum.

The different alignment jigs are design choices.

Do you want minimum error at the inner grooves, with slightly more overall?

Do you want the "minimum average" across the whole side with sections of the Lp slightly greater?

What error curve across the Lp do you want?

NO ALIGNMENT WILL SATISFY EVERYONE!