Q Up with Well Tempered arms

SteveFord · « **on:** 12 Jan 2013, 10:48 pm »

http://www.needledoctor.com/The-QUP

Has anyone tried one of these on any of the WT turntables/arms?
I wonder if it wouldn't just launch the arm way up in the air due to goo.

SteevA · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Jan 2013, 11:11 pm »

I doubt it would do that as the goo would be reluctant to let go of the golf ball quickly. Most of the mass would be at the golf ball end unless you had an extremely heavy cartridge so it would still be unlikely the ball would lift, even over time.

Steve

bung99 · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 09:06 pm »

I use a Audio-technica Safety Raiser AT6006a and it works a treat as I find it easy to lower the arm on to play but I found it harder to take off. This lifter is great and I can't see yoy having problems with the Q Up being a problem.

roscoeiii · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Jan 2013, 09:17 pm »

My understanding is that the force is adjustable. Also, these are sold by Music Direct, so you could return the Q-Up within 30 days if you can't get it to play well with a WTA.

SteveFord · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Jan 2013, 01:04 am »

Thanks, adjustable force would be the ticket.
The earlier arms (at least) tend to go up, up and away once they get up a head of steam.

doug s. · « **Reply #5 on:** 21 Jan 2013, 10:52 pm »

Quote from: SteveFord on 17 Jan 2013, 01:04 am

Thanks, adjustable force would be the ticket.
The earlier arms (at least) tend to go up, up and away once they get up a head of steam.

try this yet? if it's anything like my >35 year old iteration, it should work fine... (as will the a-t safety raiser, but these usually sell for considerably more, used.)

doug s.

SteveFord · « **Reply #6 on:** 21 Jan 2013, 11:01 pm »

The seldom seen Avnerdguy is sending one out for me to try.
With the non-golf ball WT arm I'll need something that works like a ramp as opposed to a catapult.
We'll see.

SteveFord · « **Reply #7 on:** 22 Jan 2013, 11:45 pm »

It's here, she work!
This is pretty slick.
It comes with a couple of different height plastic bases but for this one I had to use two sections of double sided tape on this table to get the height about right.
Thanks to AVNerdguy, it looks like I owe him a replacement.

doug s. · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 Jan 2013, 02:13 am »

steve, the only tweak i ever needed to do to mine was put a li'l piece of tape on the base, to the mechanism itself, to make sure it doesn't move back-n-forth once the position is dialed in...

doug s.

SteveFord · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 Jan 2013, 02:32 am »

We need a seperate thread: Time To Spill Your Q Up Tweaks!

doug s. · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 Jan 2013, 04:50 am »

Quote from: SteveFord on 23 Jan 2013, 02:32 am

We need a seperate thread: Time To Spill Your Q Up Tweaks!

that's the only one i know of.

now, if someone can show me how to get one to work w/an rs labs rs-a1 tonearm, i am all ears!

doug s.