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    Experience with SME 3009 tonearm?

    Obviously you can’t align with the record spinning and all you would have to do is move your cartridge slightly forward in the headshell if you wanted to account for the drag. The cantilever will deflect under the normal VTF load which other tools accurately capture and ddk estimates.
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    Experience with SME 3009 tonearm?

    If you can’t see the stylus and cantilever then yes you have bigger problems. I’ve never encountered this.
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    Experience with SME 3009 tonearm?

    Ok, so if you think about it not only is this tool not “extremely precise”, it’s probably the least precise tool there is because it doesn’t align to the cantilever. I’m not aware of any other tool that takes the approach of aligning to the body. Isn’t that .5mm to make up for no VTF load on...
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    Experience with SME 3009 tonearm?

    A few flaws with the ddk tool which makes it not accurate. You use the tool to measure the distance from collet to stylus tip. This is done by inserting your cartridge into this tool. What you measure can vary depending on how you’re holding the tool and how you see it. Then you add .5mm to this...
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    Experience with SME 3009 tonearm?

    Up to the user to decide if it’s enough. I’m just saying it’s not a precise alignment tool, which is fact.
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    Experience with SME 3009 tonearm?

    “Extremely precise”… we probably have different definitions of that. Not saying you can’t get ok results but it is not a precise measuring tool. Anyone can see that.
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    Experience with SME 3009 tonearm?

    I tried one of these, it’s ok if you want a quick basic tool. You will not get as precise alignment compared to SMARTractor or WallyTractor. I’ve probably tried most of the tools out there, I liked Wally the best. If you want one of these I’m sure @PeterA from American Sound can get you one.
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    Anyone know if tang kept those ddk speakers?
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    Are there any pictures of the pump box?
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    There is only one king.
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    They are all SME armboards.
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    One must do what the master says. I’m sure users of this table will get great sound with the 3012R. I’m just saying there’s a whole world beyond that they might be missing out on. And obviously ddk was going after aesthetics with this new table so why not have an arm that matches the same look...
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    I don’t think you’ll convince anyone that a 3012R is the best choice on a $100k+ (maybe $500k in this case?) turntable. I’m not knocking the arm, I’ve used 3010R and 3012R as my primary arm for the past 5 years. Like I replied earlier a ViV is better and also low cost. In the case of this...
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    The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!

    This is what I don’t get about the ddk approach. Extreme measures taken to have a source which doesn’t impart any vibration yet in some cases old wooden speakers with no resonance control. How can this be natural sound if you’re adding onto and altering the original source material? It can’t be.
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    The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!

    You could have a user replaceable “disk” then of the same or different hard and flat material so if there ever was damage the entire plinth is not needing replacement. This is similar to the TechDAS glass disc.
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