I think Martin this is to provide a lower mounting height to give VTA adjustment on most of the arms that might be fitted.Originally Posted by MartinT
I am pretty sure this is down to other folks being influenced by the current Sound HiFi armboards (the original ones were flat and not stepped in design) which are designed with SME arms in mind (I think I am right in saying that)
There is no doubt about it but my SME5 arm +AT 33EV would not have any ability to get low enough (as it is its just right and no more as the arm will go no lower with the cart fitted) if it wasn't for the step down on the armboard, obviously with different heights of cart, arms or platters mats etc different (flat) armboards could be used but I guess making them a standard design makes it easier to do as custom boards take time to make. I once asked Origin Live if they could adapt one of their boards for me but Mark said it would be to awkward to do re time as he could spare no one (at the time I asked) to do it; which was fair enough.
I think at the end of the day it comes down to the fact that Technics decks were designed for their own platters and arms and while the motor unit is excellent for use with other bits one must be prepared for a degree of hassle to step outside this and the options already worked out by KAB, Sound HiFi, Mike New, Funk Firm etc.
I would like to fit my Graham Phantom to my Technics and if I had access to a workshop I could do a nice armboard in a few hours (including finishing it off to look nice) but I don't have these facilities so I will just have to wonder what it would be like. I need a flat SME arm plate not a stepped one and even at that I suspect it wont work as A it needs to be lower than a flat plate allows and B the very large cable connector section the Phantom has will make using an arm cable (somewhat vital lol) very hard.
Regards D S D L
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