Tonearm: Well Tempered Lab LTD MK2

I wouldn't blame a tonearm for "hum and noise" necessarily, but I am no fan of WT tonearms, either. Because the ones with which I am familiar have rather vague bearings and do not maintain precise azimuth. But in fairness, I am not familiar with their latest and greatest.

i'm ex-user WT reference,and now is WT amadeus GT,tonearm is latest symmetrex LTD,i use LYRA skala,and hum/noise never happen in my system

Sam

Sam, have you tried higher priced tonearms from well known manufacturers before WTL. The LTD mk2 tonearm intself is not expensive but what about performance with high priced cartridges, are you happy with it?

I have an original WT tonearm. In fact, its one of the very first that Bill Firebaugh built. I've was the second owner, being the first to take it out of the box. I've rewired it with Cardas tonearm wire and dampened the tube with one layer of shrink wrap. This was a nice improvement. Also, the fluid well has a heavy, custom machined brass clamp around the fluid well where the paddle rests. On the hum: Loosen one of the screws on the top of the motor and attach a ground wire to the screw and re-tighten. That eliminated all hum for me. I my honest opinion, the Well Tempered table, when properly set up (yes, I know its a bear) is one of the finest tables, especially considering the cost, out there. If you can find an early Moncrieff review, that's the one to read to understand what the WTTT can really do.

I guess I am perplexed as to where a bearing even exists on my WTA Amadeus arm. It's basically a rod attached to a golf ball floating in silicone. And fine sounding it is.....

Shakey