Michael Fremer: Tonearms, a Personal History (1980s to Today)

Michael Fremer, editor of Tracking Angle and editor at large for The Absolute Sound, walks through five tonearms he has owned since the 1980s: the Eminent Technology ET-2, the Immedia RPM-2, the Continuum Cobra, the SAT and his current Wilson Benesch Graviton. He explains why he gave up on linear trackers, and covers effective mass, anti-skate, 9-inch vs 12-inch arms and setting azimuth by oscilloscope. Plus the stories behind each purchase, and the one thing he wishes he’d known from the start. 0:00 Introduction 0:52 Michael Fremer’s First Tonearms 4:09 Eminent Technology ET-1 & ET-2 17:57 Immedia RPM-2 Tonearm 26:01 Continuum Cobra Tonearm 37:26 SAT Tonearm 52:26 Wilson Benesch Graviton Tonearms 1:07:33 9-inch vs 12-inch 1:17:33 Vinyl vs digital 1:21:05 What Michael Fremer wishes he’d known https://www.originlive.com/ #tonearm #vinyl #turntable #headshell #technics #hifi #audiophile #originlive