I bought a used turntable off ebay and when I got it there was damage to it. I got refunded almost all of my money with the offer to keep the table for $20.00 so I took the offer thinking I might find a different tone arm for it.
If there somewhere a person can pick up a tonearm at a reasonable price? It there a correct distance from the center of the platter it needs to be installed? I guess a site where I can find all the info I need?
It has a really nice direct drive platter but a cheap tonearm.
If there somewhere a person can pick up a tonearm at a reasonable price? It there a correct distance from the center of the platter it needs to be installed? I guess a site where I can find all the info I need?
It has a really nice direct drive platter but a cheap tonearm.
To see if a replacement/different arm can be fitted we need to know the make & model of the turntable .
It isn't a simple matter of bolting in a different arm -geometry comes into it as well as other engineering adjustments.
No use fixing an expensive arm to a deck costing $$$$ less .
It isn't a simple matter of bolting in a different arm -geometry comes into it as well as other engineering adjustments.
No use fixing an expensive arm to a deck costing $$$$ less .
Seemingly sold by Seers and your right it was a "reasonable " but cheap deck at the time .
Its got auto return so you have to make up your mind --is it worth going to the trouble of aligning and drilling holes on a non AR arm that you have to manually operate --no .
What you can do is buy a non working but good tone arm model and transfer it over otherwise I would just put it down to experience.
Sorry being so negative but if it was an expensive deck then it would be worth the effort but I have seen one in GWO selling for $80 .
Its got auto return so you have to make up your mind --is it worth going to the trouble of aligning and drilling holes on a non AR arm that you have to manually operate --no .
What you can do is buy a non working but good tone arm model and transfer it over otherwise I would just put it down to experience.
Sorry being so negative but if it was an expensive deck then it would be worth the effort but I have seen one in GWO selling for $80 .
I realized it was a POS but I assumed someone might know of a cheap tone arm. I have too many other hobbies to feed so I can't shell out 1K or more for a decent turntable right now.
Looks like it would be easy enuff. You’d have to lose the semi-auto stuff 1st.
I’d suggest anything you can get fairly cheap.
Something pulled off another cheap TT. Even a quick & nasty diy uni-pivot.
Nanook’s $2.19 tonearm.
dave
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Is the arm tube part that holds the headshell removable from the bearing assembly? In this case you might replace it by a tube of identical geometry (tube diameter, effective arm length, offset).
Best regards!
Best regards!
I think I am looking for something a little better than a $2.19 tonearm. Trying to strike a happy medium between a $500 tone arm and the $2.00 one if I am able.
in answer to your earlier question - the critical measurement for installing a tonearm is the distance from the mounting point of the arm (the axis on which it pivots) to the center of the platter spindle. there is no absolute standard (that I am aware of) and it varies according to the length of the tonearm.
as an example, my Rega tonearm has a mounting distance of 222mm.
for commercial tonearms this length should be established. for DIY I would expect that somewhere out there on the Internet is an equation that will allow you to compute it. unfortunately I don't have a reference.
good luck,
-bill
as an example, my Rega tonearm has a mounting distance of 222mm.
for commercial tonearms this length should be established. for DIY I would expect that somewhere out there on the Internet is an equation that will allow you to compute it. unfortunately I don't have a reference.
good luck,
-bill