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Re: a thread "sling" works well too

Posted by grinagog (D) on April 17, 2007 at 06:21:55

In Reply to: That reminds me posted by Dave Pogue on April 17, 2007 at 05:47:09:

I've owned more than one RS-Labs tonearm and have noted:

The horizontal spacing in the drilled/tapped headshell threads that hold the cartridge aren't always correct; I've had to instigate a couple of recalls with the manufacturer; the headshell threads always need to be tapped out as these are too tight ( metric tap ) and have "flash" (scrap alloy) in the threads that needs to be cleaned up too (a disaster in the making if a 1/10th of a gram of alminum crap drops onto a disc and trashes a diamond )

The vertical point that sits in a brass cup that holds the arm loses its point and needs to be polished, as does the brass cup, with sufficient use
The vertical pins that hold the headshell always have had insufficient torque and seldom are correctly centred, more "blueprinting" needed

There are better tonearm wires, I've rewired my RS Labs arm with Discovery cable

Well Sorted; the RS Labs arm is a revelation and will track like a trooper, sounds more musical and dynamic than an SME V ( with no holes to drill in your turntable )
Out-of-the-box unsorted; it can be an God-awful mess

Grins

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