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

I’ll agree that the sagging photo is a bit too sagging. It’s condition is something like mine, which does need a new grommet.

Since there are may be half a dozen people in the whole world who give a s**t about this question, maybe we should stop? And maybe Chak would stop preaching on the subject. Instead, it would be better if you would qualify your remarks as "opinion". To which you are entitled.

And we can move on to something equally boring.

Amen!

And apologies to the OP for labouring this point.

Elliott, please do update on your decision if you go the way of the other all Victor combo or another direction entirely.
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Well, the guy in Canada has not responded to my offer. After he fixed the tonearm, he raised the price +$100, to $1,200. Canadian. ($912. USD).

I'll let you know of course.

Elliott

Probably busy with, you know, Christmas stuff.
$912 USD sounds fair especially as it has the x-1 Cart and a step down transformer.
Hope it works out for you.

OK, I bought the one from Canada, total with all fees, delivered ... $1,104. usd. He repaired the tonearm rubber, see last photos, sure glad I learned about that here.

https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649553719-victor-jvc-tt-81-direct-drive-quartz-lock-turntable-with-long-victor-ua-7082-tonearm/

It has original Headshell and Cartridge: Victor Z1s, not sure what Stylus is in it. And includes voltage converter.

I’ve got some carpentry to do here to fit the monster.

Thanks everyone for all the help, it made a big difference in my success.

Happy Holidays, Elliott