It was the 1st thing I asked advice about here, My TT came about because I wanted a long Tonearm. Soooo, move Mono to 3rd arm, put MM on rear arm, how smart am I? However, I realized I was putting unnecessary wear on my non-replaceable MC while playing some LPs (keepers, but not too special SQ/Imaging). Why 3rd arm? I was all set with right long stereo arm (12.5" effective Blackbird, fixed cartridge, from Russia), and rear mono arm (Acos Lustre GST-801, removable headshell, unique magnetics, and VTA on the Fly). I decided to live with what I ’so cleverly’ did.
2" wider, see my setup, would just barely fit, needed refinishing which I could do, lot of work, then sell my existing. I recently found one in Hong Kong, had a deal, seller hesitated getting shipping prices (slow and expensive due to covid restrictions), I changed my mind. That moves the left arm a natural looking and functioning distance away. You would like that, so would I, had I known. Much later I found out JVC made a very rare CL-P3 Plinth with 3 removable armboards. A different arm with more secure locking rest would be better anywhere, especially on the left. It is locked down with a twistie because, even though I am left-handed, I knocked it across two new LP’s soon after I installed it (arm doesn’t lock firmly to it’s rest). Like I said before, extra caution is needed placing/removing LP’s. Happily seller had experience and gave me precise answers. Researching what would fit, both close to very wide platter rim, and short rear counterweight portion and height under the dust cover when on was tricky.
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Install of 3rd arm was easy, hole for din cable small diameter surface mounted base. I’m very glad I took that advice, I mix Stereo and Mono on the fly during listening sessions, especially Jazz. Makes a small to very large and important difference. I learned here the benefit of playing Mono LPs with a true Mono Cartridge. It serves it’s important purpose, Mono cartridge ready to play instantly, but it is squeezed in there and looks it. My 3rd arm came about without advance planning. I see these fantastically expensive TT’s with no dust cover, I just shake my head. I’m not going without a dust cover, and it has to look good, a custom one hanging off the edge of it just doesn’t appeal to me. People, OP, you and many others I presume, must love that TT, I don’t know anything about it. Didn’t think that thru, it just worked out. I put felt buttons on one end of my dust cover, and have a designated place to lean it out of sight. Positioning pins remain on the deck, they are quite helpful. JVC large dust covers are 1/4" thick, heavy, and have two cutouts on the sides to lift off. I prefer off, no hinges, looks better on and not sticking up during listening sessions which are often several hours. I believe dust covers should be up or off while playing. If you look at my photos, for my deep plinth, I had to order a deeper glass shelf and sit it on top of ’normal depth’ glass shelves, Happily, the Spinner’s weight is forward, so no separate support was needed below the rear overhang which I might have needed. That gives you the option for a long arm back there, and keeps the arm out of the loading zone.ĭeeper is not a simple decision. IF you are going to have a custom dust cover, and if you have room for ’deeper’, you might think about mounting the 2nd arm on the rear. I see photos of 2nd arms on the left side of that TT.