Rewires may somehow affect the effective mass of a tonearm, but what about the heavier counterweights? The original counterweight on the Rega RB300 is 95 grams and the Clearudio Turboweight for example is 135 grams... How does this affect the effective arm mass? Is it safe to divide 135 by 95 (equals 1.42) and multiply this with the original effective mass, i.e. 12 grams X 1.42 = 17 grams for the Rega? Or is it better to calculate the extra 40 grams as a percentage of the total mass of the arm?
Is there a proper definition of the term "arm effective mass" somewhere? I am quoting a frequently used definition:
Effective tonearm mass: The total mass of a tonearm's moving parts, and where along the tonearm that mass is distributed. Mass near the pivot point only slightly increases a tonearm's effective mass, but the same amount of mass near the tonearm's cartridge end greatly increases the effective mass.
If this is correct, shouldn't the counterweight added to the arm's mass since it is a moving part?
Regards,
Panayiotis
Is there a proper definition of the term "arm effective mass" somewhere? I am quoting a frequently used definition:
Effective tonearm mass: The total mass of a tonearm's moving parts, and where along the tonearm that mass is distributed. Mass near the pivot point only slightly increases a tonearm's effective mass, but the same amount of mass near the tonearm's cartridge end greatly increases the effective mass.
If this is correct, shouldn't the counterweight added to the arm's mass since it is a moving part?
Regards,
Panayiotis