Never had a problem with ARO once I get a hang of it.
This, however, with its rotating head shell gives me willy...
I know someone how uses it with a bouncy bouncy LP12.
Now that's courage!
Kuma,
I love the look of your LP12. Have you french polished the plinth or did it come that way? What armboard is on there, I don't recognise it? I took my first Linn apart and french polished the plinth, I would love to do it to my current LP12 but I don't know if I want to spend another 2 weeks of life in the workshed every night gently and lovingly rubbing on layers of polish! That was definitely a labour of love!
It's really a shame Naim stopped making the arm. Works wonderfully with the Troika I know.Also nice to see the Aro, I love the sound my LP12 and Aro make with my Troika. To my ears the natural tone and dynamics made it a definite upgrade over my Ekos.
I always thought the taller finger lift of the Aro was a nice feature for cueing but could see how it might actually be too tall for many users who wanted to rest their hand on the plinth when cueing. Maybe someone could make a shorter one that's more suitable.
Ahhh, that's slightly different from mine in that I form a sideways hook with my middle finger (look ma, no thumbs) and cradle the ARO hook, which keeps the azimuth vertical in my case. I might try your technique tonight. Snigger.I rest my wrist on a plinth to stabilise my hand holding the *hook* with a middle finger and thumb.
I had to think about a minute before I type above.
I'm led to believe that unipivots are more immune to (minor) earthquakes, if that is what you mean.For folks who living in California should not have one.
I meant it for RS1 tonearm. Not only it has a wobbly headshell that rotates, its arm base is not mounted to anything. It's simply plonked down on a table. (or on an arm board in case of LP12 )I'm led to believe that unipivots are more immune to (minor) earthquakes, if that is what you mean.
EKOS vs. ARO.
That's another divisive topic.
I'm quietly confident of the result, which sees yet another ARO love affair.I'm a couple of weeks away from an Ittok to ARO change, will the ARO stay, lets see.
Bob, did you dem the two arms in the context of your preferred IBLs or some other setting?I use an Ekos and hardly ever use the lift/cue device, unless I've had a few to drink. This is one of the reasons that I didn't go for the Aro. The other , main reason, is that on an A/B dem the Ekos beat the Aro and it made sense to spend the extra on the Linn arm.
Indeed!
I'm a couple of weeks away from an Ittok to ARO change, will the ARO stay, lets see.
I'm quietly confident of the result, which sees yet another ARO love affair.
Interesting, I just cued up a record, and had to go back and do it again to see how I actually did it. I rest the pinkie side of my hand on the plinth and use my index finger to cue.
I always thought the taller finger lift of the Aro was a nice feature for cueing but could see how it might actually be too tall for many users who wanted to rest their hand on the plinth when cueing. Maybe someone could make a shorter one that's more suitable.
Check out this Aro finger lift.
http://hu.fzk.de/hu/hifi/naim/photos/Anlage2011-dias-fingerlift-01.jpg
Indeed!
I'm a couple of weeks away from an Ittok to ARO change, will the ARO stay, lets see.
If you have the time a post of your findings would be very much appreciated.