Adding damping fluid to Audioquest PT arms ????

Nsgarch, thanks for the link.

Dave, thanks for the info. I bought one of the last Heavy Weights from Elusive Disc. I understand the thinking and that it is the "hot" arm setup, but what a pain to setup balance and tracking force I found. I also changed cartidges to a Clearaudio Aurum Beta MkII. They were done together, so I can't specifically praise either one, but wow what a difference in sound, verse the prior setup. First album I threw on Grover Washington, Winelight, the bass jumped out, and the width of the soundstage increased with sounds much beyond the width of the speakers before. I have to tell you I am not a real good at finding these miracle sound improvements, related to power cords, interconnects, or the latest hot tweeks, that are so easily tossed around. But this is one I could identify in the first few minutes.

Wayne, have you tried the PT6 absent of the fluid? I ask because I own a Loth-X modified PT6 which is one of the best bargains and one of the most flexible arms (in terms of cartridges) I've owned. As part of the Loth-X upgardes, they do away with the fluid altogether and add resonance material to the arm, rewire, etc. I am not sure how much each contributes, but the Loth-X arm sounds A LOT better than the stock PT6. MIGHT be worth a try.

Howdy Wayne, I believe I have the Paperwork here for the AQ PT-6, and I'll pass on what it says ASAP.

I'm not aware if there are/were any changes between the AQ Arm I have, and the one you have, but I believe that there was no mention about varying the amount of damping by how much the screw cover was screwed down? I'll have to check on that.

What I noticed on mine (If I remember correctly), that there was some sort of Dimple inside the cover, and that a certain quantity of Oil had to be added for the Oil to contact this dimple to have any damping effect on the arm.

I would assume Audioquest themselves should also have the Damping Oil for these Arms, but I don't have any idea as to price? The Vial that was supplied with my Arm when I bought it, was a very small Vial, probably no more than 12-15 drops of Oil in it. Mark

Wayne, Thinking some more about this, that might be possible, adjusting how far the well cover protrudes into the damping oil bath as a means of varying the amount of damping, but with the cover slightly loose, I would then wonder if vibrations-resonances from this cover being loose could somehow have a detriment on sound, and the tonearm's performace would/could somehow be compromised?

I don't believe I ever read mention of this with the paperwork that accompanied the arm (Which really wasn't much) I believe they only mentioned varying the damping by just how much Oil you would Put into the well. Mark