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From: wjm@whuxk.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: linear.tracking.tonearms
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Date: Fri, 3-Jun-83 14:35:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  3 14:35:57 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jun-83 01:38:25 EDT
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I agree that in theory, at least, a linear tracking tonearm has considerably
less distortion than a radial arm.  However, with the exception of the
Souther, all of them have (as far as I'm concerned) a fatal flaw... They
require a servo mechanism to drive them in toward the center of the record.
Since I'm an EE rather than an ME, I tend to distrust complicated mechanical
mechanisms (and have heard many horror stories about Rabco turntables spending
more time in the shop than out of it), and will stick to a good convential arm.
I'm considering a replacement for my Denon, and am thinking of a Linn Sondek
with a Black Widow, SME, or Linn arm?  Any comments??
                                           Bill Mitchell (whuxk!wjm)