At one time Express Machining (the company in San Jose, CA that makes the excellent aftermarket parts for Rega tables and arms) was making a real nice end-of-play tone arm lifter appropriately named The Lift. It was offered in chrome and gold originally, and later black. I have both a chrome and black one that were never installed on a table, perhaps I'll list them here on Audiogon. My three arms all have cueing devices, and I don't need the arm to be raised automatically at the end of each LP side. I coulda used one when I was a kid; I use to fall asleep with my Koss Pro 4AA headphones on, and would wake up in the morning with sweaty, aching ears, and the sound of the stylus scratching against the perimeter of the LP's center label!
Best Tonearm Lifter?
Anyone tried any of these?
(Some/all have youtube videos)
Q Up. Seems chintzy:
https://www.amazon.com/Q-UP-The-Up-Tonearm/dp/B008OAMD26/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qi...
Expressimo. Michael Fremer supposedly likes this one. The lift seems a bit too strong:
https://www.musicdirect.com/analog-accessories/expressimo-audio-the-lift-tonearm-lifter
No-name:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDIO-Vinyl-SAFETY-RAISER-TONEARM-LIFTER-NEW-Not-AUDIO-TECHNICA-AT-6006/253...
Douk/Amari:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Douk-Audio-Automatic-Tonearm-Lifter-Arm-Lift-For-LP-Turntable-Disc-Vinyl-Re...
The Levitator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQYPlFSNYs
Stylift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWeFa69rJs
DIY build your own?
Rejected cuz too expensive (over $100)
Cheers!
(Some/all have youtube videos)
https://www.amazon.com/Q-UP-The-Up-Tonearm/dp/B008OAMD26/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qi...
https://www.musicdirect.com/analog-accessories/expressimo-audio-the-lift-tonearm-lifter
https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDIO-Vinyl-SAFETY-RAISER-TONEARM-LIFTER-NEW-Not-AUDIO-TECHNICA-AT-6006/253...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Douk-Audio-Automatic-Tonearm-Lifter-Arm-Lift-For-LP-Turntable-Disc-Vinyl-Re...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQYPlFSNYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWeFa69rJs
Rejected cuz too expensive (over $100)
- Little Fwend: https://www.musicdirect.com/analog-accessories/little-fwend-tonearm-lifter-high
- Audio Technica AT-6006: https://www.ebay.com/i/253280769447
Cheers!
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