Tonearm Porn

[Markus S]

Well ...

 

[SCIDB]

Hi,

Here is the Ortofon tonearm, the AS 309S & the new Ortofon cartridge, the MC Windfeld.

SCIDB

 

[SCIDB]

Hi,

How about the only tangential pivoted tonearm, The Thales tonearm.

SCIDB

 

[murray johnson]

What's the thinking behind multiple motors on the Raven? I can understand it on a suspended TT but what is the shortcoming that makes their use desirable on a design like this? Is the platter not heavy enough? Does a single motor cause wear to the bearing on one side? Or is the single motor not powerful enough?
Keith? Anyone else? That Ortofon arm looks very nice btw.

 

[Stereo Mic]

They each cost a lot of money Murray....

 

[Stereo Mic]

Well ...

Well I've bought something else! Still I've room for two arms...

 

[hifi addict]

Burn Jones Super 90 arm made in Carshalton Surrey just outside Croydon. I donated mine to Walrus for their collection of vintage stuff.

 

[narabdela]

OK, Quiz Time. Name and approximate date for this.

 

[TonyL]

OK, Quiz Time. Name and approximate date for this.

It's an EMI unipivot, not sure of the date but I'd guess at early to mid 60s.

Tony.

 

[narabdela]

Spot on! My dad got his in 1962. The Japanese love them.

 

[johnhunt]

who knows - my raven had one motor, three is greedy

 

[Purite Audio]

Why does a dog lick his balls?
One motor is enough for me too.

 

[Purite Audio]

FYI, the motor on the TW brings the platter up to speed in a comparable time as a direct drive, so plenty powerful enough, the three motor drive is only an advantage if the speed control of all three motors is perfectly scynhronised ( which it is with the TW ) and finally some advantage may be gained with less 'belt' touching the platter, the new Kuzma uses four motors I believe.

 

[Stereo Mic]

FYI, the motor on the TW brings the platter up to speed in a comparable time as a direct drive

What quarter of a second?

I understand Graham is selling the motors and controllers for other turntables Keith - sadly he's not making his battery PSU for the Verdier anymore.

Dean,

They had a Thales on a Brinkmann balance at Munich - my first reaction was why? It could almost have been a product of Kimura San's fertile imagination.

I am disappointed no one has thought to add the Ekos SE. Anyone got a picture of the Alphason sitting on their harddrive?

 

[Markus S]

 

[Stereo Mic]

Ah thanks Markus. Tha Alphason was always the best looking readily available option back in the eighties to my eyes.

 

[SCIDB]

Hi,

Linn Ekos SE

Origin live Silver Mk1 & MkII

Hadcock GH 228 export

The Cartrdge man Conductor

SCIDB

 

[TonyL]

Hadcock GH 228 export

Interesting to see a Hadcock on a P9 – Rob won't like it!

Tony.

PS <pedant> The set up is wrong – the bias thread should pull horizontally, not upwards! </pedant>

 

[sideshowbob]

Also 47 labs RS-A1:

The RS arm is made by RS Labs, not 47 Labs. The 47 Labs arm is the Tsurube, unfortunately I can't find a good close up of it:

-- Ian

 

[bottleneck]

here you go..