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Best Tonearm Lifter?

Anyone tried any of these?
(Some/all have youtube videos)

  • Q Up. Seems chintzy:
    https://www.amazon.com/Q-UP-The-Up-Tonearm/dp/B008OAMD26/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qi...

  • Expressimo. Michael Fremer supposedly likes this one. The lift seems a bit too strong:
    https://www.musicdirect.com/analog-accessories/expressimo-audio-the-lift-tonearm-lifter

  • No-name: 
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDIO-Vinyl-SAFETY-RAISER-TONEARM-LIFTER-NEW-Not-AUDIO-TECHNICA-AT-6006/253...

  • Douk/Amari:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Douk-Audio-Automatic-Tonearm-Lifter-Arm-Lift-For-LP-Turntable-Disc-Vinyl-Re...

  • The Levitator:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQYPlFSNYs

  • Stylift:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWeFa69rJs

  • DIY build your own?


    • Rejected cuz too expensive (over $100)


    Cheers!


    johnyradio
    johnyradio OP
    6 posts
     
    Tru-lift, is excellent.

    And also $200! 
    Looks very nice, but more than I can spend. 
    drmemory62
    37 posts
     
    I've used both the Q-Up and Expressimo and both are pretty fiddly to set but both do an admirable job once you get them set up.

    The Q-Up is plasticy and not aesthetically pleasing, and if not set properly can really pop your tone arm up off the record since it's lifting is spring based.

    I like the Expressimo better since it's a solid piece of brass and uses a small weight and leverage to perform the lifting rather than a spring.  It's was harder for me to set up than the Q-Up but once I got it right it pretty smoothly lifts my tonearm
    johnyradio OP
    6 posts
     
    good info, @drmemory62. 

    nkonor
    635 posts
     
    Great info. The safety razor was recommended for my LP12 . Need to find one for my Kuzma TT.
    johnyradio OP
    6 posts
     
    i like the concept of this DIY lifter, because it uses your existing manual lifter. But the mechanism looks big and ugly and complicated. 
    https://youtu.be/eScAcVzAcSg

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