Anyone buy a TP 64 wand?

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I emailed Rolf Kelch on getting a new wand for my Thorens TD 147 (Tp16 mk3 arm). The old number for the wand was the TP63. He says they have a new wand TP 64 which is newer in design for $92.10 Euro plus $15 Euro to ship. Info is this is a medium mass wand which brings the total tonearm mass to 12g. The wand is 1mm more in diameter and a seperate headshell with a normal system mounting (screws from the top) is used. The TP 64 has the same geometry and connector than the TP 63. I had a cartridge I was interested in (Ortofon Rondo Red) which had this tech info: cartridge mass was 10.5 gm with a compliance of 15. Using all the info (tonearm mass 12 plus 2 for the screw fasteners) I got a resonance frequency of 8.29 hz. The effective mass was -0.8 gm, which I don't know what that means. Has anyone else bought the TP 64 wand off Rolf and if so what are your experiences on the wand?

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Topic - Anyone buy a TP 64 wand? - shpickering@yahoo.ca 10:34:45 08/08/06 (0)

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