New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice

I usually have it level but adjusted to get a better view of the zlift arrangement. THe reason up is not good is that a small move in arm height dramatically changes the force on the record. You were right on about the diameter of the wire. Ugh, 50 bucks down the drain! I am back at trying to handle the smaller diameter wire. thanks as always for your tips

I finished the wiring on the arm using the lighter weight, silver wire. At the point, I am going to take a break from tweaking and just listen a while. The silver wire has resulted in a brighter high frequency and more resolution of the highs. Cymbals, glass bells, etc have far greater clarity, also I have found i need less volume from my system to get the same sound levels (using a sound meter). Not sure if this was just from the silver wire compared to the stock copper wire, or the fact I am going right from the tonearm to the stepup. (less length of cable and few connections). I still need to hook up the dampening trough but pretty impressed with the new setup

Oilmanmojo: Just a tad too busy with non-audio stuff. Great pic's and information.

Crem1
Thanks for the kudos and speedy recovery. You will be in our prayers. I will have some pics of the oil dampening system in this new configuration soon. Still experimenting with different viscosity of oil and tapered pins to optimize the dampening. I found out pretty quickly, too much dampening is not a good thing. You lose the delicate details pretty easy.

Threaders: Just a mention ... HarborFreight.com is advertizing a Air Filter / Regulator # 1118 for $20 in store , $27 online. I use one with my Maplenoll and feel it has contributed to my satisfaction with the Air Control System. You can go to the web site and examine the detailed instructions. Don't purchase unless you feel it shall improve your current set-up. Just remember the all the pipe threads must be sealed to be really impressive. Any air leaks totally delay the results until sealed.