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Posted by Lover Boy on Dec-12-2005 19:49:

Tonearm difference

What's the difference between a s-shaped and straight tonearm? I'm looking for mid priced DD decks (possibly the Kam ddx3000) and want to know what sort of tonearm to go for.

Posted by Soliman on Dec-12-2005 20:06:

S shaped r better for mixing
Straight r better for scrtaching and if u use em for mixing may cause record burn

soliman

Posted by s3nate on Dec-12-2005 23:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Soliman

...if u use em for mixing may cause record burn

soliman

Uh oh...

Me = Needs to buy S-shape tonearm.

Posted by Soliman on Dec-13-2005 00:39:

the prob. straught arm turntable is that the arm is so short that it causes record burn but some shitty gemini's for exp have a long arm and will be less likl;ey to cause record burn

Posted by richg101 on Dec-14-2005 01:32:

people are constantly worrying about record damage from straight arms..!

but why?!!

the vast majority of dj's i see mixing dont have a clue on how to handle vinyl. they pick em up by the playing surface and fill the grooves with thier dirty little sweaty mits!

when i go to a record store with vinyl listening posts i know ill see loads of grubby finger prints on all the vinyl!

is it that people see pro dj's who dont care cos they get all their vinyl free anyway.. so think this is the way to do it?

anyone share the same views?

Posted by djkoolaide on Dec-14-2005 04:20:

quote:
Originally posted by richg101
people are constantly worrying about record damage from straight arms..!

but why?!!

the vast majority of dj's i see mixing dont have a clue on how to handle vinyl. they pick em up by the playing surface and fill the grooves with thier dirty little sweaty mits!

when i go to a record store with vinyl listening posts i know ill see loads of grubby finger prints on all the vinyl!

is it that people see pro dj's who dont care cos they get all their vinyl free anyway.. so think this is the way to do it?

anyone share the same views?

i've never understood that either.. i NEVER just grab my vinyl and get my hands all over it.. i always handle it by the edges.

Posted by mzvirbulis on Dec-14-2005 10:07:

yeah i look after my vinyl, actualy i better buy some cleaner!

Posted by TranceSpeeder on Dec-14-2005 15:39:

is there a way for me to convert my tables to S-shape tonearm?

Posted by discobiscuit on Dec-15-2005 11:11:

i have both straight and s-shaped arms for my TT's and i actually like using the straight ones better. i used the s-shaped ones and i just dont like the way they feel/look/or whatever. i dont know how to explain it... i just like my straight arms better. i dont notice any differences in sound or anything when using one or the other...

bisco

Posted by Soliman on Dec-15-2005 12:48:

quote:
Originally posted by discobiscuit
i have both straight and s-shaped arms for my TT's and i actually like using the straight ones better. i used the s-shaped ones and i just dont like the way they feel/look/or whatever. i dont know how to explain it... i just like my straight arms better. i dont notice any differences in sound or anything when using one or the other...

bisco

In the longterm your records may get fucked up

Posted by TranceSpeeder on Dec-15-2005 13:58:

i dont really care, i use timecode vynil anyway.

Posted by Allied Nations on Dec-15-2005 14:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Soliman
In the longterm your records may get fucked up

You get record damage on each play no matter what. if you are using the correct weight, you should have no problems with excess record wear using a straight tonearm.

S-Shaped arms actually have slightly better sound quality. irrelevant for those using timecode vinyls.

As long as the weight settings are correct, you should be fine either way, but be prepared to face the S shaped arm in a club, there will only be tech12s.