Forty years ago the quality of the bearings was not as good as it is today. Loose or worn bearings are the worst prerequisite for good sound and also damage the records and wear the needle faster.Įven in the best condition, the classic bearings leave a lot to be desired. Most of the time the tonearms are in very bad condition, just consider the 40 years of operation. These arms can produce a nice sound, but the resolution of detail is limited,even with various upgrades. Many audiophiles around the world like old 12 inch tonearms from manufacturers such as Ortofon or SME. This 9.6 tonearm length allows direct mounting on most vinyl players, including plinth designs of HiFi furniture sets.įor those with EMT record players, the mounting distance allows plug-in-replacement without any modification.īoth Schick 9, 10 and our Schick 12 tonearms contain the same parts and go through the same manufacturing process, thus have the same cost. Additionally, with my graphite head-shell a very large range of suitable cartridges can be used, up to a compliance of 22µm/mN.Īzimuth, VTA (tonearm height) and tracking force can be adjusted as with all my tonearms. The shorter arm has similar sonic characteristics as the longer arm. The geometric distortion rises somewhat, but the effective length of my design’s 9.6 inch arm (longer than most other 9 inch arms) keeps it well below sonic interference or degradation of signal. Technically, the shorter arm-tube has advantages, including less resonance and lower moving mass. The differences between them are as ‘small’ as possible because bearings, material, damping, and cabling are identical. Requests kept coming in, so I made a shorter version of my 12 inch tonearm. Null points : 66 mm and 120,9 mm, Baerwald.
With 5 pin tonearm connector or captive cable.Ī tonearm lift and antiskating is of course included.Īs headshell I recommend to use my damped graphite or wood headshell. Like all other sizes, my tonearms are available in three coatings: This is the classic, long Schick tonearm.
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