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In Reply to: RE: Which Hadcock 242? posted by PAR on September 13, 2020 at 16:16:54
The GH 242 export cryo version.
It's the one advertised in the Asylum Trader. It looks like it's light enough to work well on a Michell Gyro SE. I've wanted to try two tonearms on that turntable for years and a nice lightweight uni-pivot would complement the SME 309 I'm using now. The GH 242 seems like a step up from a Jelco 'arm, which I've considered, but maybe not.
Tom
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The company who I think may be the UK distributor (?), see the link, lists it as weighing 5lbs (rather eccentric as we do not normally use imperial weights over here). Anyway that is 2.27kg which is way too heavy for a Michell Gyro (the arm plus the Michell (or other) mounting plate should total 1kg for the suspension to function correctly*).
However as that figure is placed just above the shipping cost I wonder if that is actually the shipping weight? There are contact details on this web page so you could ask for clarification. From its looks I would expect the arm itself to be lighter but who knows, it may have a very substantial arm pillar.
* NB: If you replace the Gyro spring suspension with the independently developed rubber modification then not only will you get a substantial improvement in SQ in every area but you may be able to exceed that 1kg limitation as the suspension is no longer really bouncy.
"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams
Thanks, PAR,The 5lb weight sounds too heavy. Unless the pillar is made of lead. :-) I guess I'll have to ask the seller or a British distributor.
I've read all about modifying Michell Gyro SE turntables to accommodate a second 'arm so am ready to undertake the task. And as for making sure the weight distribution is maintained, I had to have a custom lightweight acrylic mounting plate made to get my SE balanced out correctly using the SME 309. Once I swapped out the stock aluminum plate with the lighter weight plate the "Gyro bounce" was easy to establish.
I'd considered the replacing the springs with an elastomer type suspension but decided against it.
Tom
Edits: 09/14/20
That 5-lbs is probably an exaggerated weight for the tonearm packed in a box for shipping. My SME V is a very substantial tonearm and it weighs 720-grams, which is only 1.587-lbs. The SME V has a sliding base and is built with considerable structural integrity. Consequently, I think most 9-inch tonearms probably weigh less than the SME V.
Good luck!
John Elison
...you might ask him.
That was my second option. Or asking a British distributor. Thought I'd check here first.
Tom
You can find information on Hadcock 242 tonearm on the Vinyl Engine website:
I checked and they don't list the weight of the tonearm.
Tom
Unfortunately the Vinyl Engine listing just refers to the Hadcock 24. I suspect that may be referring to the original model. Mr. Hadcock passed away some years ago and his son is now running the business, one result being that there are now three GH 242 versions; Export, Integra and Super Silver. The OP is interested in the weight, a parameter they do not all appear to share.
"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams
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