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DIY nuding of Dynavector??

I bought a Dynavector 10X5 yesterday and the dealer mentioned removing the body covering---there's a tiny screw on the side that keeps the covering in place. Upon removing the screw, the body would supposedly drop slowly, exposing the guts and essentially creating a nude cart with less body resonance.

To his credit, he didn't actually SUGGEST doing this since it voids the warranty and risks damage. Has anyone tried this with a Dyna or other cart??
doodledog
dopogue
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Yes. It makes a major improvement. Note that there are two screws, not one. Removal takes a steady hand, a little paitence, and needle-nosed pliers. The only downside is that you wind up with a very light cartridge. I had to add some weight inside the headshell of my JMW 10.5 to balance it afterwards. Oh, yes, and the warranty issue.
doodledog OP
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Thanks for clearing the screw thing up for others--when I actually looked at the cart, I realized there are two screws of an unusual configuration (not slotted, not philips but two small holes in the round head--looks more like a button than a screw head).

Further research indicates that some owners have discussed this elsewhere. Good to know that it's actually the importer/distributor who is "suggesting" this mod rather than just some unknown tweaker.
dopogue
1,773 posts
 
Geez, I like that ... "some unknown tweaker."

:-)
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