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Your Tone Arm History @ an arm which aesthetically you would love or have

Only a few:

Linn LVV
Rega RB 250
Rega RB 300
Rega RB 600

Plus a Morch something or other which is in bits in a cupboard and has never been used (by me).
 
I have had few.

RB250 on a Planar 2

Linn Akito Mk1 on an LP 12. Nice enough and very simple to set up. I still think Linn took the absolute piss when they 'upgraded' it to Mk2 status by changing the paint finish and suppodely upgrading the bearings.. taking it from a sub £200 arm, to £500.

Absolute minter of an Ittok LVIII Mk2, purchased s/h for £300 around 1993 and sold for a lot more 20+ years later. Also very easy to balance out/set up.. but not especially inspiring soundwise.

Audiomods Classic on a Gyro SE. Decent arm.

Audiomods S5 on Orbe. Very nice. My current set up.

Always fancied a Syrinx and loved the look of the Zeta. Alphason HR100s is a cracking arm.
 
tonearm on a garrard gt35p
R200 on an 80's rega 3
logic datum on a systemdek
mission 774 on systemdek and lp12
ittok lv11 on lp12
another ittok lv11 on my current lp12

always fancied a syrinx just for the simplicity of the design.

Rgds
Stuart
 
Only had a few over the years

SL1200 arm that came with the deck
Origin Live OL1 that came with the space deck
Jelco 750D
FR64s silver wired version
Had a loan of a Kuzma Stogi s 12" arm that was on a J Sikora Initial TT

Always fancied a Kuzma 4P 11" but here mixed reviews and still want to get hold of the Jelco 950 or 850 since I hear good reviews and a Schroeder arm, see what the future holds

Lee
 
gninnam said:
Not many.

Linn Basik Plus (on a Syncro)
Rega RB300 (on a Gyro) - still have this arm since 1994 - now on a JVC DD turntable
Linn Basik Plus (Lenco GL75)
Audio Note V1 2 (Orbe)
SME V (Orbe)
Wooden 12 inch arm off ebay (SP-10)
12 inch Unipivot (SP-10)

So many other arms I would like to try in the future.......
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Just found an old receipt from when I bought the Syncro in 1985 and it came with the Linn LVX (cost £91 new) not the Basik Plus....
 
TheDecameron said:
Can you rank say the top three in your opinion Mark?
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Hi Decameron,
It's hard to say. I've listed 45 years' worth of tone arms, which have been on Technics, Denon, Oracle and all manner of Roksan turntables. I won't get into the cartridges. I still own and use the last four tonearms, if that's any sort of indication.
 
TheDecameron said:
I must confess to, out of sheer nostalgia and looks ( never a great idea in hifi?) wanting to put an Ittok on the LP12.
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I think the Ittok/LP12 combo one of the most aesthetically pleasing TTs ever made. I curse the day I 'upgraded' mine and ruined it, eventually selling as I was so disillusioned with it.
 
Can’t remember the early ones as I was more interested in the music than the kit:)
TTs were
NAD
Pioneer
Thorens
Rega
The ones I can remember
RB 250
RB300
RB 250 audio origami modded
Audio mods S5
Origin Live Conqueror 3C
Origin Live Enterprise 3C

Would be interested to try the Thales
I would have an Audiomods S5 again - lovely arm :cool:
 
Not many here, always what was fitted to the deck I bought.
1) Some sort of OEM Jelco (?) on Systemdek 1/900
2) RB600 on Rega P25
3) RB303 on Rega RP6 (current).

I've always loved the look of SME V and Wilson Benesch ACT, but will likely never have either, as I'm just a plug n play type!
 
I like these threads, never much one for change me:

Naim ARO c.1991
Naim ARO with TP sKale c.2019
The End.

EDIT: have always been fascinated by parallel trackers but not for the looks!
 
Jason P said:
I think the Ittok/LP12 combo one of the most aesthetically pleasing TTs ever made. I curse the day I 'upgraded' mine and ruined it, eventually selling as I was so disillusioned with it.
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You've piqued my curiosity, what's the story? You could save me from making a similar mistake.
 
Integrated arm on Garrard GT20
LVV on 11X
RB300 on 11X
Integrated arm on Lenco GL75
Audio Craft AC300
Acos GST1
Jelco 750D
FR64fx
Would like to try a 64 or 66S, the Glanz and a parallel tracker of some sort. I also love the look of the Helius Omega but it wouldn't look right on any of my idlers or LP12.
 
I forgot to mention the Groovemaster which is an arm I would like to try one day, it's (fairly) affordable and would look good on one of my Garrards.
 
topoxforddoc said:
Hadcock 228 (still have it)
SME 3009/II Imp
Rega RB300
Audiocraft AC300
Audio Technica AT1100
Grace 707/II
Audio Technica AT 1005
Schroeder Model 2 (still have it)
Schroeder Reference (still have it)

Fascinated by the Thales tonearms
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Two Schroeders!! You lucky man.
 
Rega rb 250, then 300 both were rather good considering their prices on their respective decks(still keep a 250).
Project 9cc: underrated IMO considering the build/performance at the time.
SME Series III with all the good bits.
Origin live Alliance.
Roksan nima v2-
Technics sl 10 parallel tracking in the lid, does that count?
Clearaudio clarify- current arm.
 
Acos Lustre GST1
Rega R200
RB250
RB300
SME 3009 S2 Improved
Hadcock GH228
Linn Basik Plus
Ittok LVII
Ekos
Naim Aro
Zeta
Audiomods classic
 
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