Magna Audio's custom-made counterweight balance and armboard service!

[Marco]

Then check out the ATP 12 and the AT 1503 Mk. III arms.

Will do. AT arms deserve much wider recognition, as they’re total quality.

Steve - how much do you charge for such an arm board for a Thorens 124?

Treat yourself, Barry. Steve’s workmanship and service is second to none!

Marco.

[Magna Audio]

Here's a spanking new extra mass counterweight for a Techi arm - will be on a journey all the way to New Zealand



at the requested mass

[Magna Audio]

I have just turned the counterweight in Stainless Steel to match, and also fitted a Cardas 5 pin tonearm cable plug and plug guide made of turned nylon.

Here's how it looks on the 12" arm







Next up, I've made 3 bespoke counterweights.
A 45g, a 65g and a 85g one - all together 195g - this will give a wide range of headshell / cart fitting possibilities.
Fitted with 2 M4 grub screws for securing.

[Magna Audio]

Here are a few of the latest creations I've made for customers near and far.

An Ebony tonearm board for the lovely Ortofon RS-212D tonearm. This one will be fitted to an SL-1210 with aftermarket bearing, platter and plate.





An Ebony tonearm board for Garrard 301



A heavy counterweight and ingenious lateral damping weights in Stainless steel for the RB300 tonearm (search for - twl strange tonearm tweak).
These were for an enthusiast in New Zealand.






Test pieces



The pieces I machined to fit perfectly without a retention clip.








Just drop me a line if you require some machining, an armboard or other creations.

[Magna Audio]

Here's a Ebony armboard for a AR ES-1 Turntable.

Made to suit Rega spindle to pivot but with the larger hole required for the Mitchell VTA adjuster adapter.

The dishing is to allow the arm to sit low enough (some height is taken by the Mitchell VTA screw) and large enough to allow fingers in to adjust.



Made from a card template the customer sent me - note the proper Rega 222mm line and the position of the hole in the orginal armboard.
The difference could be taken up by the headshell slots but it must have compromised optimal geometry. The Ebony board should be spot on.





Here it is mounted on the customers lovely deck

[CableMaker1]

For any of you who do not know, or are new here, I ordered a couple of armboards from Speedy Steve for my turntables in the USA. I purchased one armboard for the Ortofon RS-212D and another for AS-212S for my Technics SL-1200 MK 2's that I have in ebony colour. Speedy Steve does excellent work.

[Magna Audio]

Thanks Mike,
I trust the armboards are doing the business.

[Magna Audio]

Here's one for montesquieu, an add-on to increase the mass of a Audio Note counter weight.

[montesquieu]

Here's one for montesquieu, an add-on to increase the mass of a Audio Note counter weight.

Just to say I'm over the moon with the job Steve did on this. Retail from audio note for a heavy counterweight for this arm is £200. Anyway Steve's work this is fantastic. Looks (and sounds) great.

[Magna Audio]

Thanks Tom

Here are a couple of projects I've recently done.

A custom counter weight for a Fidelity Research FR24. There were 2 weights with the arm but even with both there was not enough mass to balance the FR headshell and AT cart.





I also set up the VTA, VTF, Cartridge alignment, arm lift height and the adjusted the Lenco spindle speed to 33 1/3 rpm.



The project was checked by having a good listen to make sure all was working properly and demo'd it too.

Here's one for the NJ USA. A counterweight for a Denon DP 59L turntable. Large 21.1mm arm stub. Made for tolerance fit