NAMES OF PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
Fig.4
The Oil DAMPED TONEARM is designed to suppress
the range of resonance by maintaining a low resonant
point of the tonearm to prevent howl ing. With this O I l
DAMPED TONEARM, accurate tracking of the record
groove as well as a good resistant characteristic to howling
is possible, thus resulting in an improved SIN ratio. In
order to improve the sound quality, the Oil DAMPED
TONEARM plays an important role.
OIL DAMPED TONEARM
Ordinarily tonearms have a resonance frequency of
between 5 to 10 Hz. If the peak of the range of a tonearm
is too high, accurate tracking of the tonearm with the
record groove cannot be obtained because the tonearm
resonates at a frequency generated by ambient vibrations
or sound pressure, or the tonearm can be influenced by
adverse conditions of the record such as warps, etc.
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