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

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

uberwaltz

As far as I could find, there are only two available in the world, the one I bought and luckily got out of in Japan, and this one. Whew!

Elliott
When I was looking I was lucky and stumbled across mine right here on Audiogon, it was the only complete all Victor dual arm plinth version I had seen at that time.
We struck what I thought was a fair deal but then like yourself I was shocked at just how large and massive the plinth was when I unboxed it and saw it in person!
Setup was a breeze and I already had a stepdown from my Victor TT-71 so was ready to play music right away.

I am sure you will be very happy with it indeed.
Merry Christmas and enjoy your present to yourself, the best kind!

For options, I found and bought the optional extra counterweight, fits either 7082 or 7045

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193237660632

OK, now I’m looking for a UA-7045 arm to use with a Mono Cartridge.

found these pics of it

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649253288-vintage-victor-jvc-ua-7045-tonearm/images/1151919/

only found two in Japan with Sagging counterweights, $350. - $400.

https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=ua+7045