I've had this going for a few days now.
I used an old Technics headshell modified to
fit the carbon rod. Had to lessen the counter weight...
now there are 2 classy looking nuts..lol.
The wire is nothing more than earbud wire.
For fear of ruining a good cart on the first few maidens
I opted for a very old AT 13Ea, with an old $18 needle,
I have 2 more of these needles lying around.....excellent
for ripping, grinding or tearing any record I want to destroy
with this new arm....or so I thought.
The first album I tried was a crappy one.....I have lots of these.
To my amazement it worked right from the get go....the arm
slid down the length of the glass tube....wasnt really listening
to what was coming out, was way more interested in how
everything was working......it worked fine. Another crappy album
and I was all done with tinkering, leveling, lining up the arm properly.
Now I choose a good album. One I knew was in perfect shape, one
I knew inside and out.....Brothers in arms.
I've listened to this album on my Raysonic 128 CD player dozen of times,
its one that I audition my system to my friends with.
I'd listen to it on my Rega 3, with an AT 440MLa just before replacing it
on the stand with the Linear Tracker.
Wow, then I said Wow again.
This arm with that old AT13 on it was just slaying
my Rega (RB300).....
So, like I said, I've been listening for a few days.
I'm going to take the assembly that holds the tube
and levels it off. I'm going to design a better one,
now that I know what it can sound like, it deserves
better.....I just didnt expect this kinda quality, so
I didnt put the effort in that I should of.....but I will now.
Dont know if anyone else is considering this build.
If you are, go for it, you wont be disappointed.
