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More arm assembly
More arm assembly
The arm wands are being wired with copper litz silk-insulated wire — the same wire used on all the prototypes and the first production model. It's an excellent choice for a unipivot because it's extraordinarily thin and light, adding virtually no restoring force to the arm's movement. Because it's so delicate, the wire is enclosed in thin-walled PTFE tubing at the headshell end, giving more control and protection when installing the cartridge.
Each wire is tinned using a solder pot before installation — a small step that makes a significant difference to the consistency and reliability of the solder joints.
Cartridge tags from Audiosilente in Italy are used throughout, finished with colour-coded heat shrink for easy identification during assembly and future servicing.
Finished off with coloured heat-shrink
Electrically bonding the body of the arm wand to the cable shield needs to be as reliable and repeatable as possible — both for initial assembly and for future re-wires. Getting this right now means servicing is straightforward rather than a headache down the line.
Slight Redesign of Bias Arm
Slight Redesign of Bias Arm
The anti-skate mechanism has been completely redesigned. The core function is unchanged, but the new version improves performance and reliability while also being easier to manufacture and service. All the new parts are now complete and every bit of focus shifts to the user manual and retail packaging. We hope to have this ready within the next month or so.
Production photography
Production photography
With the arm nearing completion, proper photographs were needed for the user manual. A simple lightbox with an LED ring light produced results we're really pleased with — clean, detailed shots that do justice to the finish on the parts.
The last two images show the custom spacers and screws used to install the arm to a standard Linn armboard — small parts, but ones that matter for a clean, rattle-free installation.
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