Cryoing the tonearm would certainly be a step in the right direction in terms of resonance control, stiffness and strength. As would ensuring that the tonearm wires are going in the right direction, obviously.
Foil damping tape as a tonearm tube wrap?
There has been a couple sporadic posts recently about using a product called 3M foil damping tape to wrap tonearm tubes. The tape is normally used in applications to reduce unwanted vibrations in the product to which the tape is attached. In the particular tonearm wrap applications, users claim a noticeable improvement in sonic qualities of vinyl playback. I created this thread to catalog impressions of others who have used this material, their particular tonearm wrap applications and their take away stories. Who has used this product for tonearm wraps? Thoughts?
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- 35 posts total