In the next few days HP will be meeting Arthur K and we invite AoS members to present us with audio questions you'd like us to put to Arthur. You can do so via http://www.hifianswers.com/contact/

Thanks

Neil

Meanwhile, here's Arthur commenting on his
AK 1, an arm we think is the most complete ever conceived
.
Each AK 1 is intended to be optimised for any cartridge thereby ensure a critically damped response. Each is meticulously assembled to order to match to any chosen cartridge, a process that alone takes about 6 ½ hours.

Provisional Specification:
– Miniature lab standard, temperature-optimised ball races for minimal friction.
– Low Hysteresis Titanium cabling for zero tracking error across the record
– Mass Optimisation for each cartridge
– Next generation Sintered Ceramic F.X Arm beam construction delivers vanishingly low levels of flexing and soholds the cartridge stationary above the record.
– Decoupled Cartridge Mounting isolates the generator from external influences.
– Radial Arm geometry minimises lateral stylus forces to improve over tangential tracking arms.
– Direct Damping prevents sub-sonic instability.