Have had the Douk Audio tone arm life for 6 months now. The are about the least expensive at $87 with shipping from China. Works fine seems well built.
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!
(Some/all have youtube videos)
https://www.amazon.com/Q-UP-The-Up-Tonearm/dp/B008OAMD26/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qi...
https://www.musicdirect.com/analog-accessories/expressimo-audio-the-lift-tonearm-lifter
https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDIO-Vinyl-SAFETY-RAISER-TONEARM-LIFTER-NEW-Not-AUDIO-TECHNICA-AT-6006/253...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Douk-Audio-Automatic-Tonearm-Lifter-Arm-Lift-For-LP-Turntable-Disc-Vinyl-Re...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQYPlFSNYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWeFa69rJs
Rejected cuz too expensive (over $100)
- Little Fwend: https://www.musicdirect.com/analog-accessories/little-fwend-tonearm-lifter-high
- Audio Technica AT-6006: https://www.ebay.com/i/253280769447
Cheers!
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I bought my first Audio-Technica Safety Raiser(AT-6006 ) in 1980, for $19.98. It worked flawlessly, for over 30 years. Then, something apparently dried out and it began lifting more abruptly. I found two NOS/NIB pieces, on eBay, and bought both. Well worth the money, even at nearly six times the original price(each). It now appears to have been re-released, by AT(the AT6006R). From the outward appearance; the Douk is a Chinese knock-off. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Douk-Audio-Automatic-Tonearm-Lifter-Arm-Lift-For-LP-Turntable-Disc-Vinyl-Re... and here’s the new one, from AT: https://www.audio-technica.com/cms/accessories/398e4995e9bfe926/index.html It seems both companies have eliminated the lock-down/lift-defeat wire, of the original(not a big loss). ie: https://www.vinylengine.com/library/audio-technica/at6006-safety-raiser.shtml Any of the three, would have plenty of room, between the arm mount and platter of a VPI Prime table. |
btw: I found placing a tiny O-ring, on the AT6006’s cylinder, to save my correct height, went a long way to simplify the adjustments. Holding it both vertically and horizontally, exactly where I wanted, while tightening the screw, was just too big a pain, in the confined space between my particular arm and platter. |
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