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RE: "the arm has nothing to do with it" ?

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In Reply to: RE: "the arm has nothing to do with it" ? posted by E-Stat on March 14, 2012 at 14:49:06

I agree that the arm has a lot to do with performance but wouldn't this be more of a micro problem at the stylus? For example, as I understand it the arm's job is to keep the cartridge body stable so that the stylus can react fully to the groove without outside influences. If the stylus itself can't stay in the groove is it the fault of the stylus or the arm?

PS I'm not disagreeing, I'm trying to understand the dynamics.

Follow Ups:

If what you say were true - E-Stat 15:15:59 03/14/12 (2)
then the Dynavector DV-20 is a defective series of cartridges.

It is not.

I agree with RR's comments.
- RE: If what you say were true - unclestu 15:53:20 03/14/12 (1)
  Many Technics arms were, well, not the greatest in terms of bearing tolerance. Even their top line arms, the EPA series with the titanium armtubes had many issues with their ground ruby bearings ( The Mod Squad used to specialize in mods for that particular arm). The micro ridge type stylus can emphasize any bearing play and then of course you need to match the cartridge compliance to the damping factor of the arm itself.
  
  IIRC, the lesser Technics arms had a bit more play and thus would need more mass at the headshell. Or if silicone damping is available, try that ( I'm thinking about the sadly defunct Townshend arms).
  
  Stu
  - defunct ? - rocky raccoon 00:32:42 03/15/12 (0)
    Check it out !
    http://www.townshendaudio.com/turntables/the-rock-7
Alas - rocky raccoon 15:12:40 03/14/12 (0)
he is right - but I'd investigate geometry before getting a better arm. It's amazing the difference a really good arm makes though. Not to be underestimated. But no matter how good the arm - if the geometry is off - it's wasted.

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