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In the Thread: A longer turntable belt.
Post Subject: Adding a second tonearm vs. a second TTPosted by Romy the Cat on: 1/3/2007
 tokyo john wrote: |
| Anyway, I actually wanted to ask you something else. I need another TT to accomodate my mono cart (some people are not as lucky as Romy to have 8 arms hooked up to one TT!)... |
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John,
it was always my sentiment that it is much better (comfortable and functional) to have two tonearms then two turntables. If you have one turntable that you fell comfortable with, then it is always possible, with no expiations, to add a second arm. Yes, it might screw up the turntable cosmetic or resale value (if you care about such a thing) but a comfort of lowering a second arm without any hassles really overcomes all other considerations. I do not know what TT you have buy I defiantly would NOT go for a second TT - only if I need to put a Mono arm into the game. Even if you have the smaller “rectangular TT” then it is always possible to hard-attach an extra surface along with the top long side of your TT and use this new space as an arm-base for a second arm. Going for a longer arm in this setting is a most reasonable solution….
The problem that I see with two TT (and I commenting from my own experience) that you need to lift a record and put it on the other platter. I find it annoying. In my setup my right platter is my main platter and it has my most beloved arms and mono/stereo needles. This platter does over 95% of all play and I go for the left platter only if I would like to have “intentionally different sound”.
Frankly speaking using the double deck TT for a while (the same I presume would be for a second TT) I do not find the idea worth duplication. It is too much hassle for too little actual gain. If I were an audio professional why do listening and audio assessments for living (although those assholes do their audio evaluations by listening CDs over a telephone!!!) then I see some justification for setting up multiple playback opportunities. But for music listening I feel 2, maximum 3 arms are enough. More is worse. I never understood why people have multiple turntables with zillion arms and now after years of using the multiple turntables with zillion arms I understand it even less.
So, John, do not let yours to slide into the irrationalism of multiple platters: juts “glue” a second Mono arm to you TT and it will be it.
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