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Dear Lewm (PS), I was not able to 'discover' who designed and produced your 'RS-A1' tonearm. But I am sure that Kimura san from '47 Lab' produced and sold this 'cryptic' rotating headshell that is 'the same' construction as the headshell on your tonearm. I bought this headshell but never used the'thing' because I thought: 'this headshell as well the tonarm are for the brave'. I was reluctant to
risk my (then) Ortofon Jubilee and to avoid temptation I
sold 'the thing' and made some profit for the first time in
my 'audio life'. But I still regret what I deed.
Now it seems to me obvious what the reason for the confusion is: Kimura san with his headshell. I also think
that our Russian friend made the same connection as I deed.
Regards,

02-07-10: Fightingwords still not surprised they lost the space race.

They won the space race ...

As the goal of both programs was a Moon landing the US won in that respect. In terms of being in for the long haul the USSR/Russia appears to have an advantage as the US discarded its very successful rocket program and went off on the space shuttle/space tug program which has been a dead end.