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A unipivot device, configured to permit free movement in both the lateral and vertical planes whilst preventing any rocking movement, the 12" S7 tonearm was rationally designed for professional use. Stripped of all excess baggage, the tonearm is simple, obvious and dependable; it will perform reliably and consistently ad infinitum, generating accurate retrieval of information from the disc, neither adding nor subtracting from the original - which is, after all is said and done, exactly what a tonearm should do.
The internal tonearm wiring uses high quality 'silver-over-copper' stranded cable with a Teflon dielectric. Connector assemblies may be supplied for unbalanced or balanced interconnects.
The headshell is a fully detachable item, offering adjustment to both overhang and azimuth, and locks firmly to the tonearm beam using the cartridge mounting screws. A cueing device is aligned close to the tonearm pivot: this is a damped piston assembly system which permits safe cueing of the tonearm over a wide arc. Anti-skating is provided for by a fully adjustable thread/wheel/weight assembly, supplied with a number of bias weights to enable calibration with any cartridge.
Vertical tracking angle may be readily adjusted by a thumb wheel situated below the main pivot assembly, each full revolution of the thumbhole corresponding to a 1mm incremental change in the vertical tracking angle. The tonearm geometry is compatible with the SME mounting system and satisfies the same geometric data as the SME 3012R tonearm. High fidelity applications are perhaps better served by the shorter 9" version of the S7 tonearm. Apart from overall length and effective mass the two arms are, in effect, identical and share a common sonic signature. The 9" arm may be supplied in preference to the 12" version if requested, or as an addition - with a separate or combination armboard. The 9" arm can transcribe discs up to a maximum 14" diameter.
Specific archive applications are catered for by the option of a reversed-geometry tonearm to enable accurate tracking of large counter-clockwise archive discs. Custom counterweights, bias weights, headshells, record spindles, etc. may be specially fabricated for compatibility with unusually high mass cartridges or other atypical hardware / software. Please contact us with your specific requirements.
| Tonearm specifications: | Measurement: | Unit: |
| Distance: pivot to stylus tip: | 308.8 | mm |
| Distance: pivot to turntable centre: | 295.6 | mm |
| Cartridge offset angle: | 17.63 | deg. |
| Overhang: | 13.20 | mm |
| Inner null radius: | 66.00 | mm |
| Outer null radius: | 120.9 | mm |
| Maximum disc size capacity: | 508.0 | mm |
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