Okay, regarding the "oar in the water" analogy, this is a mitigating factor as I mentioned above, as are the weighted "outriggers" on some unipivots. It can help to improve things. However, I would point out that even if the "oar" is greatly slowed by the "water", it still moves(azimuth). And then when it tries to come back to normal(azimuth), it is slowed in it's return, by the "water". Neither of these is optimal performance. So yes, it does help out, and these arms that Viridian mentions are better performers, under stress of low compliance, than ones without the damping.
Cartridge/Tonearm matching fundamentals?
TWL made a comment on a recent thread about two very nice cartridges (Shelter 501 and Lyra Lydian Beta) not being suitable for a unipivot tonearm like the JMW.
I know nothing about the concepts of matching cartridges and tonearms (nor much about tonearm types) and was wondering if TWL (or a similarly knowledgeable soul) could share some of the basics on the topic with the unenlightened.
I don't understand either the term "higher compliance range", not the different tonearm types (unipivot vs. ?) and thus why, in the thread in question, neither the 501 nor the Beta won't work on a particular tonearm.
As a point of reference, I recently acquired a VPI HW19 MKII with RB600, have purchased but not received a Dynavector 20XH.
Thanks in advance,
Tim Wat
I know nothing about the concepts of matching cartridges and tonearms (nor much about tonearm types) and was wondering if TWL (or a similarly knowledgeable soul) could share some of the basics on the topic with the unenlightened.
I don't understand either the term "higher compliance range", not the different tonearm types (unipivot vs. ?) and thus why, in the thread in question, neither the 501 nor the Beta won't work on a particular tonearm.
As a point of reference, I recently acquired a VPI HW19 MKII with RB600, have purchased but not received a Dynavector 20XH.
Thanks in advance,
Tim Wat
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