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

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.

@elliottnewcombjr Anti skating is a bigger deal with short arms. There is a general consensus that 12"+ arms do not require it. 

voltage block?

I'll be taking it apart,, that's for sure, see if any mice lurk within, and, below where I will be putting the 9" arm eventually.

I will let everyone know for sure about any internal voltage change block. I probably will order the small 100w 100v wall wart, have it ready, keep or return if not needed, or if it hums/makes something else hum.

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anti-skate - long arm

I get the point about long arm/less anti-skating, but whatever arm I use, I will check and get it floating properly, even if it needs just a speck!