Seanm
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The bearings had been overtightened: J7 sorted them out and fitted a nice external cable. Very pleased.What was root cause of stiffness? Thanks
The bearings had been overtightened: J7 sorted them out and fitted a nice external cable. Very pleased.What was root cause of stiffness? Thanks
The bearings had been overtightened: J7 sorted them out and fitted a nice external cable. Very pleased.
Yep, would like to hear this on the Gyro. I don't really expect it to beat the Funk I have on that but I'm curious enough to invest in an armboard just to be sure. It's transformed the TD125: I thought I had a handle on the deck's sound (big, warm, not very resolving) but I guess I've just been hearing the arms.
Thanks - I love my 774, it’s going nowhere
Yes, I can here the zing. I have a feeling the Thorens might be working against it though. That's interesting about the arm board: I'd been thinking of getting an acrylic one for the Thorens. And thanks for the Gyro report: not sure I'll bother then, as I have the Gyro pretty much as I want it.774 compares favourably with any arm at any price IME but it can have a little too much zing - it almost artificially sharpens percussive leading edges. Back when the 774 was current it was regularly compared to things like the SME 2 and 3, Hadcock and Grace. The contrast in solidity and attack could be quite startling on some material.
I've run a 774 on a Gyro and while it works well it wasn't the best match. I've a feeling that's due to the metal arm plate against metal mount. It sounded a bit cool and clinical. Experimenting with arm board material would undoubtedly deliver better results but I never got to experiment.
Same here - when you find a good one, look after it!
Yes, I can here the zing. I have a feeling the Thorens might be working against it though. That's interesting about the arm board: I'd been thinking of getting an acrylic one for the Thorens. And thanks for the Gyro report: not sure I'll bother then, as I have the Gyro pretty much as I want it.
Yes, me too. Although I've been obliged by a collapsed suspension on the AT33EV to swap it for an ADX XLMII, and while the sound is really quite different the hardness at the top end remains, so I'm putting it down to the arm as I've never had that with the deck or the cart. Might experiment with damping.Have you heard any of the SME 3009 variants at all Sean? I just wondered how they'd stack up.
I think I'm also getting a little extra zing from my ally arm board possibly, hard to tell. I really struggle attributing small tonal shifts to individual things like arm board, belt, mat changes etc.
Thanks Cobbers, that's interesting about the damping, and good suggestion.For me changing the damping has only really affected the bottom end .
What about trying a hard foam spacer between the arm base and the armboard as a quick and dirty trial?
And yes - there is no comparison between the 774 and 3009 - tried both on the Systemdek and the 774 came out easily tops.
The 3009 just does not resolve detail in the same way.
Yep - not exactly a 'pretty' or 'battleship' arm but entirely follows function - always believed in KISS.It strikes me that, the 774 suffered as much from its' own looks as anything to do with its performance