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In Reply to: Something for you Garrard guys out there....not to be missed..... posted by tubesforever on April 12, 2007 at 19:55:44:
Looks like it is a bit more adjustable, that's all. I find it good for playing 78s.
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Looks like they use a pivot at the headshell so the cartridge can correct for the tracking angle error.Is this right? Or is there some other reason for the funky looking arm wand to head shell arrangement?
I don't know. You picked one of the differences to ask about :-(
IIRC, Effective length is adjustable, so headshell offset is adjustable too!!
That is a cleaver idea and properly executed would not create any sonic issues of its own other than the mass of the assembly located that close to the headshell.The effective mass is likely to be on the high side-- A good thing for a DL 103x cartridge.
The Denon DL103x will be 5-10 cu (low compliance) and my Grado Ref Master at 22 cu would be a disaster on this tonearm.
Using a Shure M91 with 78 stylus, I could observer the cantilever moving side to side (as it tracked the inevitably off centre 78 record grooves) and hear the mistracking. The high mass tone arm, and bearing just didn't want to follow that light suspension system.
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