12-1/2" arm. NewArtVinyl Black Bird. Yea or Nay?

Haven’t seen any long arm for high compliance cartridges, to keep the mass as low as possible (and still rigid) designers normally using a 9.5 size.

There was a nice Audio Craft tonearms back in the 70’s/80s with removable arm tubes, there was a light mass tube for high compliance cartridges as far as i know (it was straight).

Audio Craft AC-3300 and long AC-4400 (both are very expensive)

the earlier cheaper version is AC3000 ltd unipivot

that's the appeal of long/light mass carbon tube.

"I cant't get you out of my mind".

12.5" Black Bird Videos


machining tonearm parts (not weapons)(that day).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1JDK0pCbc

out of box, setup (micrometer for precise arm height included)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYVJn2_u9Z0

yap, 11 minutes, ??? does he know what he is talking about?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXmOAns1wc&t=13s

his Black Bird straight Arm, his S arm and SME arm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLHjA7dB0SM

Knowing roughly 7 russian words, my main take away is that "Tanz mit Max Greger" must be the preferred audiophile test record in Russia....

I find the design and look of the arm very appealing, but I wouldn’t be willing to blow a grand on it without being able to test it myself first, or at least there being half a dozen decent reviews available.

there's nothing, and it has been around a few years.