Why Would a Turntable Need More than 1 Arm ?

- One for Stereo Cartridge, the other one for Mono
- one for this color, the other one for that color of cartridge
- one for Cartridge without, the other one for cartridge with body
- first one was not expensive enough, the other one is
- one 9" Arm and a 12" Arm
or the second one, because you don't trust the set up from the other one
or ... :-)

Yeah, Syntax is right. I have Rhea for my 2 arms TT. Then I have it upgraded to Signature. I was able to borrow Tron but with only one input. Somehow I don't feel complete. When you're already there, it's hard to go back again.

You may have only one arm, for instance with an EMT table, an EMT 997 or Ortofon RMG 309 you can switch easily from Stereo to Mono carts without alignments at all. If you are going to be happy with one tonearm in this constellation you have my respect.

However as stated above there are so many more options if you decide to go for more tonearms and many different carts. It is on the other hand the entry into the ongoing discussion what makes sense? Believe me it makes sense if you start becoming addicted...

I have a Graham B44 arm with 2 wands. 1 for stereo & 1 for mono. My mono records sound much better with my mono cartridge than my preamp in mono mode with my stereo cartridge. I am also thinking of a 3rd wand for a more analytical cartridge.

Why would a turntable need more than one record? "Need" doesn't really enter into this hobby. Mounted on one table, I have a 12-inch arm with an SPU and a variety of headshells, and a 9-inch arm with two arm wands that I switch between a variety of carts, MM and MC. All offer very different sounds, and all sound good to great. I have a friend who has four turntables, all connected and ready to play through the same system. As Lear says, oh reason not the need. Variety is nice. Many roads to Dublin.