Technics 1210 - The Modification Rises

[6L6]

Thanks for the advice! Is there an ideal mass/weight then? Surely you get to a point where you have to worry about wear on your records?

Tracking force and tonearm mass are two different things. You need a bit of extra mass in the tonearm (heavier headshell, possibly heavier counterweight), because the DL103 suspension is so stiff, it needs something to push against, so to speak.

That said, you still want to track at the recommended force. (probably 2 grams or so...)

[Soundeck]

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Best Regards

Les

[Paul Lange]

I bought a SDS isomat platter quite a few years ago, deadens the ringing in my Garrard 401 platter completely. Excellent pieces of kit. You could argue they are a bit expensive but they are the sort of things that you'll keep for ages.

IMHO I think pumping blobs of silicone into your tonearm is a bad idea. A better idea would be to find something like a plastic straw slighter larger in diameter to the tonearm wand and pump silicone into that. Once dry you can cut the straw away and will be left with a cylinder of silicone that you can cut to shape and insert into the wand. This way the mod can be removed easily but will perform the same. You can also weigh the silicone inserts which may be help later on when you check cartridge / arm suitability.