curved or straight tonearm?
On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:46:02 -0700, Rich Teer wrote
(in article ):
On Sun, 25 Sep 2011, Edward wrote:
i'm looking at seriously upgrading the turntable situation for my "at
home" stereo set up. serious in the sense of quality and that i would
like this to be the last turntable i buy. maybe...
so my question is this: do i go with a curved or straight tonearm??
remember, this is for my home set up and not for taking out of the
house and DJ'ing with.
I don't think the shape of the arm is important per se, provided the
offset angle ends up being correct. That said, all the better arms
I can think of off the top of my head are straight, so I guess there's
your answer!
What TT are you planning to use, and what's your budget? (What cartridge
too?)
The shape is not important, PER SE. What is important is the position of the
stylus on the record with relation to the arm pivot point. Curved arms allow
for a more ideal tracking angle with a shorter distance from stylus tip to
pivot point, I.E., a physically shorter arm tube.
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