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Post Subject: Micro Seiki Armboards: Is bigger actually better?Posted by Gibraltar on: 7/29/2010
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It seems over the course of Micro's big TTs they came out with bigger and bigger armboards. They all started with single-post boards, then at some point they started selling the double-post boards (maybe with the SX-8000), then finally with the SX-5000/8000 II they sold the massive boards with their own feet and sub-boards for different arms.
What I'm wondering is were these mainly just to sell new boards/TTs (bigger is better!) or do they actully result in better performance? Presumably more mass would have some positive effect, but the TT is already so heavy that the armboard should not make a big difference. I suppose connecting to two posts would also result in a more rigid coupling to the plinth, but again, the single post coupling is already quite rigid.
I know Romey that you've had MAX-282s on both double and single post armboards...did you ever try to compare the two in terms of musical results?
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