Tonearm AUDIO CRAFT AC-300 o AC-3000
Some of you use this vintage but beautiful tonearm, very very good object for best audiophile music?
I search of understand the difference for the 2 model …..
Specifications for the 2 model are same ( vinyl engine web )
Effective length: 237mm
Overhang: 15mm
Mounting distance: 222mm.
I have a “ Van den Hul The White Beauty MC Moving Coil Cartridge “ and think that “AUDIO CRAFT AC-3000 with MC-S” is the model correct for me.
What do you think ? Thank for all answer.
GP -- Italy
Some of you use this vintage but beautiful tonearm, very very good object for best audiophile music?
I search of understand the difference for the 2 model …..
Specifications for the 2 model are same ( vinyl engine web )
Effective length: 237mm
Overhang: 15mm
Mounting distance: 222mm.
I have a “ Van den Hul The White Beauty MC Moving Coil Cartridge “ and think that “AUDIO CRAFT AC-3000 with MC-S” is the model correct for me.
What do you think ? Thank for all answer.
GP -- Italy
"What do you think ?"
A guess might be that since 'AUDIO CRAFT AC-3000 with MC-S' seem to be plentiful enough on the used market, probably they are not everybody's favorite tonearm. Its like, why sell the tonearm that the owner thinks sounds best?
For myself, I would rather have an Audio Creative GrooveMaster III, with Korf ceramic head shell.
GrooveMaster-III - Audio Creative Shop
Korf Audio GmbH
A guess might be that since 'AUDIO CRAFT AC-3000 with MC-S' seem to be plentiful enough on the used market, probably they are not everybody's favorite tonearm. Its like, why sell the tonearm that the owner thinks sounds best?
For myself, I would rather have an Audio Creative GrooveMaster III, with Korf ceramic head shell.
GrooveMaster-III - Audio Creative Shop
Korf Audio GmbH
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Audiocraft/Ultracraft
They are excellent tonearms. They've been around for a long time and the armwands are interchangeable which created an unusual second hand market. In general I don't recommend an S-shaped armwand for a unipivot design for its awkward balancing but I understand the versatility of a removable headshell. I would simply get multiple straight armwands as backups. They were initially the inspiration for the early Graham unipivot designs. Very versatile and very musical.
I owned most of the iterations except the latest flagship, AC3300 & AC4400. I sold them because I needed money at the time, not because they didn't sound good. If one can get them at reasonable price they can compete with any unipivot designs out there. That said, unipivot arms are not for everyone due to its fiddly nature. The vee-jewel bearing is prone to damage and maybe that's why people dump them. But it can be replaced with aftermarket spring loaded vee-jewel bearings. If someone get an arm for a good price in good condition, they will be rewarded with the most delicate and musical sound.
They are excellent tonearms. They've been around for a long time and the armwands are interchangeable which created an unusual second hand market. In general I don't recommend an S-shaped armwand for a unipivot design for its awkward balancing but I understand the versatility of a removable headshell. I would simply get multiple straight armwands as backups. They were initially the inspiration for the early Graham unipivot designs. Very versatile and very musical.
I owned most of the iterations except the latest flagship, AC3300 & AC4400. I sold them because I needed money at the time, not because they didn't sound good. If one can get them at reasonable price they can compete with any unipivot designs out there. That said, unipivot arms are not for everyone due to its fiddly nature. The vee-jewel bearing is prone to damage and maybe that's why people dump them. But it can be replaced with aftermarket spring loaded vee-jewel bearings. If someone get an arm for a good price in good condition, they will be rewarded with the most delicate and musical sound.