jackinnj said:
the AR Xa takes me back to those wonderous years in grad school!
Yeah, pretty wonderous. When all things seemed possible. Like forgiving AR for its (thankfully fixable) hoaky tonearm and even for an arm rest that doesn't secure the tube.
billinchile said:
Since I have a Thorens 318 as well, I will be very interested to know how your tonearm substitution goes. I just took a look, and, assuming that you don't modify the plinth, you have a 4.5cm per side square in which to mount another arm. So that gives you some lee-way. But still, you should check the mounting requirements for any arm you intend to place there.
Is this the cutout in the plinth or size of the top plate ?
The Rega arm length is a little more than most.
Other arms worth fitting if on a budget :
Mayware Formula 4, Linn LVX+, Grace G707, Syrinx LE1, Mission 774LC etc....
🙂 sreten.
sreten said:
Is this the cutout in the plinth or size of the top plate ?
The Rega arm length is a little more than most.
Other arms worth fitting if on a budget :
Mayware Formula 4, Linn LVX+, Grace G707, Syrinx LE1, Mission 774LC etc....
🙂 sreten.
Its the cutout dimension. The top, or mounting plate of the TP21 arm is a bit larger.
billinchile said:
Since I have a Thorens 318 as well, I will be very interested to know how your tonearm substitution goes. I just took a look, and, assuming that you don't modify the plinth, you have a 4.5cm per side square in which to mount another arm. So that gives you some lee-way. But still, you should check the mounting requirements for any arm you intend to place there.
Well, since i am inexperienced this information should have been enough to let me desist from installing the Rega.
Still unexpectedly i won an RB-250 on ebay for about 100 euro 😱 , so i'll keep you informed.
Well the other issue with the Rega is the non adjustable arm height.
I'd suggest making a new perspex / acrylic mounting plate of
appropriate thickness, this could be built up from thinner layers.
Make it a good size larger than the cut out.
I dont think the arm will need to be recessed into the subchassis.
🙂 sreten.
I'd suggest making a new perspex / acrylic mounting plate of
appropriate thickness, this could be built up from thinner layers.
Make it a good size larger than the cut out.
I dont think the arm will need to be recessed into the subchassis.
🙂 sreten.
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