My new Little Fwend

[farflungstar]

I saw this marvel of Norwegian engineering mentioned in a post a while back - the Little Fwend tonearm lifter, and it got my attention.

I hate worrying about being there to raise the arm at the end of a side, it complicates things when you're working while listening or lost in a reverie. So I ordered one.

It arrived yesterday in the most functionally perfect packaging I've ever seen - suspended in a crafted H frame wooden case. The lifter is beautifully made and oozes care and attention to functionality with style. Fitting it to the deck was a doddle, and as I waited for the first side of an album to finish I watched, expecting done mishap. But no - as the stylus moved towards the label it rose as if by magic without a sound or wobble.

I then continued to enjoy my new found freedom - getting on with paperwork at my desk knowing the little fwend would take care of things.

Yes, it's expensive at €200 - but for peace of mind it's worth it.

Here's a pic from the net - will post one of it on my deck later.

[ReggieB]

The epitome of "almost too expensive".

[rigger67]

"too expensive"

[magiccarpetride]

The epitome of "almost too expensive".

Nah, the name itself is worth the price of the admission.

[farflungstar]

At 5% the cost of my cart and the protection it offers it I think it's worth it.

[anubisgrau]

At 5% the cost of my cart and the protection it offers it I think it's worth it.

absolutely, not once i forgot to lift the arm to find that out only an hour or so later...

[walpurgis]

absolutely, not once i forgot to lift the arm to find that out only an hour or so later...

The run out groove of a record has no modulations, so imposes little wear on a stylus.

[ReggieB]

"almost"

[farflungstar]

I have a couple of records that have a soft click or some other noise in the final groove - I've never forgotten to lift the arm but the relief of not having to worry about it is great.

[shane]

A gentleman I once worked for who ran a well known Hot record store in Plymouth once went on holiday for a fortnight leaving a TD150/Shure M75ED running in the runout groove of a record. The record was visibly worn, but the stylus was fine.