AceRimmer
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It’s quite a table although being fully suspended its different to what I’m used to.
And handling the wibbly wobbly Graham arm is disconcerting when also not used to a unipivot of this caliber.
The Nottingham table I had was a unipivot but I don’t remember it feeling like this.
I need to upgrade the cartridge though, it deserves much better than the Goldring.
I fancy trying a Soundsmith MI cartridge.
Any experience with them?
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AceRimmer
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Kind of irrelevant whatever it end up at, it’s on order and I will enjoy it immensely I’m sure.
It was a throwaway comment really.
I have never used a Graham, so i didn’t know they were unipivots?
The Brinkmann arm is a “hybrid Unipivot”, a bit like Kuzma’s 4point. It behaves just like “normal” arms though. And the Kuzma Stogi S is effectively dampened by the silicon fluid so behaving well also.
I have had some experience with a VPI Classic where the arm was a bit wobbly though, but quite heavy.
Anyways, give it some time and you might be more familiar with the behaviour!
I have a SS Zephyr, MKIII sitting unused. I hadn’t really thought about selling it, but it you’re interested it could probably be had w/o too much effort.
AceRimmer
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I am loving mine. When I got it I asked my dealer what the little fabric coaster was for, “why the record clamp”, he responded. How classy is that. It makes me smile when I see it and really smile when it is playing!
The Hana ML soaking up good vibrations from the new Black Keys - Dropout Boogie on ltd white vinyl. The Brinkmann Bardo provides the rotations and the 10.0 tonearm is holding on to the cart.