TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm?


TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm?

I don't mean to start a good, better, best, 'here we go again' tech talk about 9/12, that has been covered, and I have been researching.

I am just wondering: Who tried and ended up preferring a 12" arm?

Aside from all other upgrades you probably did at the same time, which could have improved a 9" arm, what about the 12" arm made you stick with it?

I suppose, 'I tried 12" and went back to 9"' would be good to know also

thanks, Elliott

elliottbnewcombjr
chakster

you have a lot of beautiful toys, congrats, and thanks for the help.

If the arm is a disaster, and I like the TT81 (and two arm wide deck/dust cover), perhaps two new arms.

60 day return, so cost of postage back is the extent of risk at the moment.

noromance

thanks for your help.

as far as anti-skating, I find it to be a vital component of alignment/imaging/successful involvement.

The UA-7082 arm is effective 282mm, 11-1/8", so the arc and skate is different than a true 12".

After verifying stylus tracking weight (1.25g now), I match the arm's toy anti-skate indicator to start, then listen, test records, use McIntosh MODE switch to move things side to side, walking back and forth as it is manual thus not the listening position. Then I have my Chase RLC-1 Remote Line Controller with it's Remote Balance from listening position to help refine anti-skate. It's worth the careful work.

Then, for imbalanced engineering of occasional LPs, I use the Chase for active balance adjustment from the listening position. I have found a slight balance adjustment can make a very large difference, things just 'open up', various players now located/heard, now that specific track becomes more involving.

I find this LP is a big help refining anti-aliasing listening. Have the CD, listen for imaging of the 3 players, then the LP. Note: they don't all 3 play on every track, gotta read the notes for each track.

https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Trio-Paco-Meola-McLaughlin/dp/B07DQ32189/ref=tmm_vnl_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
elliott

A note, the TT-101 has an input voltage change block accessed 
once the cage is removed. Perhaps the same is true for the TT-81
and a step down may not be needed.


I am fairly sure that neither the tt81 or 71 have the input voltage change block.
A step down is likely required and cheap insurance.