I've always been a proponent of using a TT from same manufacturer as their arm i.e. Kuzma. Yes many other arms will work on a Kuzma table but I think the best match would be kuzma arm. Just my 2 cents worth.
TESTING DIFFERENT DECKS AND ARM COMBOS
Just for discussion purposes I am posing this.
Many people that review - nay almost everyone - says that when testing a component against another you do a direct comparison without changing a thing save that component therefore same everything but the cartridge or tonearm.
I have wondering if this is a bad approach or not as I am contemplating a bake off at home. My EMT is optimised for an EMT 929arm and EMT cartridge; Amazon Model One Transfiguration; JVC QL10 (not sure but i reckon good mm so Pickering XSV4000); Townshend Rock (london decca - sadly not got one)
My rationale is that lets say you race a car rounda track you don't put Porsche 911 tyres (including the wheel and tyre) onto say a mercedes CLK - yes it will work but it is not optimised.
I am not a reviewer - but that said I think the whole front end optimised approach is the best. What say you and why?
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Great Plinth; Great Spinner; Great Arm(s); Dust Cover. Consider if you want a long arm, will table allow it? Consider if you want multiple arms, i.e. one fixed MC cartridge; One Removable Headshell for several optional cartridges (yours or listen to a friends). If so, then easy arm height adjustment is desirable. With help here I went from a fairly common table with one arm, removable headshell, to a superior vintage plinth, superior vintage spinner, and started with 2 arms, then squeezed a 3rd arm on: one 12.5" fixed MC, (not easy height change, 2 allen screws); 2nd 9" removable headshell, extremely easy arm height, several cartridges mounted in their headshells, overhang/null preset. 3rd 9" fixed Mono (I wish it was removable headshell, but it needs very compact counterweight section in order to fit when dust cover is on, Mission/Jelco 774lc just fits. It would be rare or impossible to find 3 OEM arms to do what I do. A great arm is a great arm. |
@lewm its more a discussion as to what is a better form of evaluating a component or system |
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