Looking for tonearm inspiration
Dynavector DRT XV-1s rebuilt/are tipped. Odd as it may seem, there was no tonearm with the turntable. I have yet to identify what the phono stage, but listening so far suggest a Sutherland Loco (still open to alternatives). There must be many out there that have had experience with the SME 20/12 turntable and perhaps a few that have had experience with the SME/Dynavector combination. Can you suggest a tonearm that had some magic for you with either bit of gear? Wide range of music: Rock, Jazz, Female Vocal and a bit of Opera from time to time.
anyone running a Denon 401 ? me, and it’s the best denon tonearm for high compliance cartridges in my opinion @tomic601 I use it myself on my Luxman PD-444 and I always recommend this arm to a friends as "best buy", here is the system I put together for a friend with this DA-401 tonearm. Soon I will put together another Technics SP-20 with Denon DA-401 for my local friend, the plinth will be different (custom made). P.S. Any tonearm with open silicone bath (like those overpriced Micro Seiki MAX series) is BS in my opinion, I hate those KAB fluid dampers made for Technics tonearms because they are collect dust all the time! In a month it will be a sticky bath full of dust screwed to your tonearm. |
Right on Chakster. If a cartridge is properly matched to the tonearm damping is not required. It is just a messy proposition. The only time you really need it is with linear trackers that do not have a mechanized carriage Like the Kuzma Air line. There is no way you can match any cartridge to the high horizontal mass. If you do not want your cartridge bouncing from one side of the groove to the other damping is essential. Personally, you are better off with a pivoted arm. If you want a linear tracker check out the Schroder LT or the Reed 5T. |
If a cartridge is properly matched to the tonearm damping is not required. It is just a messy proposition.This is the one thing about the Triplanar that I don't like. I never use the damping trough, nor have I ever seen it used by Triplanar at audio shows. I imagine someone might have a use for it; I removed the troughs on my Triplanars; its nice to imagine that it sounds better for doing so. |
If you were going to put something like an old V15 you might need it. Cartridges that compliant are rare now a days. Perhaps the troughs ring. I would take them off also. I just don't like miscellaneous junk hanging from my tone arm. Frank Schroder won't even put an arm rest on his arms. He thinks they sound bad. You just rest the arm on the lift. |
