What would I get out of damping fluid?

Damping fluid is tonearm/cartridge specific. I'm sure Stringreen described accurately how it effects his VPI/Benz. I'm sure Johnnyb53 described accurately what he hears on whatever rigs he's tried it on.

That doesn't make their findings universal. Most any TriPlanar owner will tell you that damping fluid will kill the sound of any really good cartridge. As Stringreen said, if you use too much all the good stuff closes in, except in the case of the TriPlanar ANY amount of fluid is too much. Damping fluid doesn't make a good match better on this arm, it kills it. In fact many of us have removed the fluid trough altogether, with positive sonic results.

The only way to know is to try. The best guidance on this thread came from Markd51, who has the same tonearm as the OP. Results on any other arm/cart (including mine) have little meaning.

Ok. Sounds like its time to experiment a little. Thanks for all of the responses. I'll post when I've tried it.

The Damping is worth trying. One good thing is, if you don't like the results, they are easily reversible, and you're only out the cost of the Damping Fluids.

Probably the best tweaks for the AQ PT Arms, will be a better quality Tonearm Cable, a high quality Arc Protractor like the Mintlp from Yip in Hong Kong, and another upgrade, which is no longer available, and some have liked, is a Counterweight Upgrade, like the Expressimo Heavyweight. Downside is with the Heavyweight if you could find one, is they are a PITA adjusting, with loosening an Allen Set Screw, then trying to make minor VTF Adjustments.

A buddy here, Wayne Fiala noted this, and sold his Heavyweight, and dam stupid of me not to buy it from him when I had the chance, as now I have two AQ Arms, the PT-8, and PT-9. Mark