the zeta is here!

[Barry]

Yes, I am familiar with Breuer and Sumiko The Arm as I sold both back in the day. I also sold Tom Fletcher's arms from the late 70s and these were all unipivots, as they still are.

Oops - I cited the wrong Fletcher! It was Dave Fletcher who designed 'The Arm' for Sumiko and not, as I erroneously stated, Tom Fletcher.

http://kiseki-eu.com/how-it-all-started/

Apologies.

[hifi_dave]

No probs.

[kininigin]

here's some photo's after setting it up properly yesterday.
there's no 'night and day' difference over the hr100 but then i new there wouldn't be,both highly regarded arms.
the zeta feels and looks like its been very well engineered,solid looking stance and up for a fight!

the bias setting is like a breath of fresh air compared to the hr100's string and weight method,the zeta uses a small dial to adjust bias,balancing the arm in the centre of the platter small increments anti or clockwise has the arm moving to the left or to the right,try doing that with the alphason!

both arms handle the decca c4e,i have a gut feeling the zeta is better suited though being 5g heavier than the hr100.
once the longer cartridge bolts arrive i'll stick the rock paddle back on,the extra weight moves the counter weight further outwards,i might make up some heavier counter weight plates in brass to bring it closer in.

all in all im very happy with my purchase

There's a rightness to that set up with the arm,cart and deck! Hope it sounds as good as it looks!

[karma67]

a quick question,moving the tonearm rca cable around behinf the rack ive noticed its very micro phonic,if i tap it i can hear the tap through the speakers,is this a cause for concern?

[paulf-2007]

a quick question,moving the tonearm rca cable around behinf the rack ive noticed its very micro phonic,if i tap it i can hear the tap through the speakers,is this a cause for concern?

dont tap it then

[Bigman80]

a quick question,moving the tonearm rca cable around behinf the rack ive noticed its very micro phonic,if i tap it i can hear the tap through the speakers,is this a cause for concern?

Not really an issue if it isn't causing an issue in normal use. If everything is silent when not playing a record, no drama.

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[karma67]

does it mean its not properly insulated? under the gauze type sheathing i can see the tonearm wires??

[Bigman80]

I have guitar cables that are extremely microphonic but other that aren't at all. they were all like it from new and are of good quality. I suspect some have the floating shield and some don't. As long as you aren't getting any interference other than when you touch it, it isnt an issue. Does your Zeta buzz when you touch it?

[karma67]

cheers,
no it doesn't buzz,it hums a bit when turned up,something the alphason didnt do

[Bigman80]

cheers,
no it doesn't buzz,it hums a bit when turned up,something the alphason didnt do

It may be an earthing issue which could be absolutely anywhere from cart to plugs. I know that my AT arm became a bit microphonic with the Decca but I have no hum or buzz at all. Try running a piece of wire from the arm assembly to your amp earth just in case. That fixed the issue when I had the Mission arm.

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