Durand tonearms Talea User manual

DURAND TONEARMS LLC

The

TALEA™

TALEA™ USER GUIDE

Thank you for choosing the Talea™

We are conﬁdent that you will spend many wonderful hours listening to music

with this tonearm.The Talea™was conceived by a musician, for the demands of

musicians’ ears. Just like a musical instrument, each unit is hand assembled and

tuned for maximum performance.

Far from simply being an inert vehicle enabling the transmission of the electrical

signal coming from the cartridge, the tonearm is probably the closest

component to a musical instrument in the audio reproduction chain: like a violin

bow, one of its primary role is to communicate the mechanical vibrations from

the groove. Each of its constituents carries a crucial responsibility in the

transmission of these vibrations, so every element, down to the smallest screw

plays an essential role in the resulting sound. Anyone who has engaged for a

signiﬁcant period of time with the setup of a sophisticated tonearm knows that

it can take a very long time to understand how it reacts to minute variations

and how to anticipate its reactions and play with them.

USER GUIDE

(2nd Generation)

The

TALEA™

Table of Contents

•Introduction!!!!!!! 4

•Mounting!!!!!!! 7

•Assembly!!!!!!!!

!Installing the cartridge in the headshell! ! ! 9

!Installing the armwand on the base! ! ! 11

•Alignment!!!!!!!!

!VTF setting!!!!! !15

!Alignment!!!!! !15

!Offset angle! ! ! ! ! !19

•Final Setup! ! !

!SRA/VTA adjustment!!!!! 21

!Azimuth adjustment! ! ! ! ! 23

•Speciﬁcations!!!!!!! 24

•Final considerations! ! ! ! ! ! 24

•What’s in the box?!!!!! !28

While most of the responsibility for the design, choice of materials and ﬁnal

tuning of the Talea™rests on the shoulders of composer Joël-François

Durand, the process of research and development involved resources and help

from several departments of the University of Washington (Seattle, USA)

including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, School of

Music and School of Art.

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Setting up the Talea™is relatively straightforward, but please follow the

instructions below carefully and in the order presented to ensure proper

setup and prevent damage to any parts of the tonearm.

You should have received the Talea™with the arm base assembled. You will

need to detach the upper plate of the base from the lower one in order to

mount the armwand (see below). Do not attempt to force the armwand on

the pivot without ﬁrst separating the two plates. This will cause irreversible

damage to the tonearm.

The following instructions are grouped in four sections:

!1. MOUNTING : Mount the tonearm base on your armboard.

!2. ASSEMBLY : Mount and connect the cartridge, and fasten the

upper arm plate on the lower one.

!3. ALIGNMENT: Set the tracking force. Adjust the effective length

and offset angle with the arc protractor included.

!4. FINAL SETUP: Set the stylus rake angle/vertical tracking angle

(SRA/VTA) and the azimuth ﬁne adjustment.

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You will see again and again in this manual the mention “Do not overtighten”:

while we might admit that it is probably mentioned one too many times, please

keep in mind that there is no adjustable part in the assembly that requires

brute force. Most screws have ﬁne threads which will be destroyed if too

much force is applied, and no desirable effect will result from overtightening

them.“Finger tight” should be sufﬁcient in most cases.

1. MOUNTING

In order to mount the tonearm base on the armboard of your turntable, you

will need to drill holes for the screws (two for mounting on a metal

armboard, four for a wood armboard) that fasten the tonearm base on the

armboard.You will also need to drill a hole on the armboard for the phono

wire clamping. The best position for this clamp is just behind the arm base,

aligned with the bolt at the back of the VTA tower about one inch behind the

plate. If your armboard is in metal, two 10-24 x ¾” bolts are provided, plus

one 10-24 x ½” for the cable clamp--you will need to tap the holes for these

bolts. Four #8 x ¾” wood screws are provided for wood armboards, plus one

for the cable clamp.

Note:The Talea™is designed so that no part of the assembly will extend under

the surface of the turntable plinth, so there is no need to bore a central hole.

In order to ﬁnd the best position for these bolts/screws, we have provided a

“pivot-to-spindle” jig. Engage the larger hole of the pivot-to-spindle jig into

the turntable spindle.The jig needs to sit ﬂat on the platter, so you might have

to adjust the height of the VTA tower.

The VTA tower should have been secured before shipment. Engage the 7/64”

T-handle allen key (red handle) in the bolt at the back of the tower, and turn

counter-clockwise to loosen the tower (see below, P. 20, for a photo of the

rear of the tower); about ⅛to ¼of a turn is enough.To lower theVTA tower,

turn the VTA knob clockwise; to raise it, turn counterclockwise.

Note: The set screw located at the left side of the VTA tower should not be

loosened. Doing so could render the on-the-ﬂyVTA adjustment inoperable.

Now rotate the tonearm base until you can engage the small hole of the the

jig into the pivot shaft (it extends under the arm plate). While rotating the

base, try to keep the plate that holds the tonearm lift and rest facing forward

(6 o’clock) as best as possible.

Note: these photos were done with the Talea™ first generation; the pivot-to-

spindle jig works in exactly the same way with your second-generation Talea™.

Once you have found the best position for the tonearm base, mark on the

armboard the location where the holes will be drilled; it is best to mark that

position so that the holes will be about in the middle of the channels of the

base. If you will be using the two 10-24 bolts, use one for each channel. For

wood armboards, you will use the four wood screws, two in each channel:

these screws should be on each side of the middle, but not all the way at the

end of the channels (so that you have enough room to rotate the base a little

if needed).

When the armboard is ready, engage the two bolts/four screws in the two

channels of the bottom plate, and screw them in the holes of the armboard,

using the 5/32” hex driver (yellow handle) provided with the tonearm if you

are mouting with the 10-24 bolts, or a Philips head screw driver (not

provided with the tonearm) for the wood screws. Note that the 5/32” hex

driver is a ball-end hex driver, which can be used at a maximum 30 degree

angle. Before you tighten the bolts, place the pivot-to-spindle jig in position

again and adjust the arm base so that each hole of the jig is properly engaged

in the pivot shaft and the spindle. If not, rotate the base as necessary. Now

you can tighten the bolts in the armboard.

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2. ASSEMBLY

Installing the cartridge in the headshell

!1. Mount the cartridge onto the cartridge plate: ﬁrst place the small

nut inside the slot on the underside of the cartridge plate.Align the two holes

at the back of the plate with the cartridge mounting holes, making sure that

the slot is toward the front of the cartridge; insert the screws in the holes of

the cartridge plate, then the cartridge; fasten the cartridge to the plate. Refer

to the photo on the facing page to make sure the plate is positioned properly

on the cartridge. It will help to keep the cartridge plate upside down at ﬁrst

when you place the nut in the slot; holding the plate against the cartridge,

turn the whole assembly and mount the cartridge screws. Do not

overtighten.

With some cartridges that have short or narrow bodies, part of the slot might

extend outside of the body; in this case, there is a chance that the small nut could

fall off the slot as long as it is not yet secured with the headshell bolt.Try to keep

the nut toward the rear of the slot as long as it is not secured by the bolt.

!2. Insert the (4-40) headshell bolt into the hole of the headshell, and

thread it into the nut inside the cartridge plate. The cartridge should now be

facing the front of the tonearm. If it is not, check again that the cartridge plate

was mounted in the right direction. Note the small notch at the front of the

cartridge plate: aligning this notch with the center of the bolt in the headshell

will orient the cartridge close to the proper offset angle.

!3. Insert the phono clips of the tonearm into the cartridge pins. Use

extreme caution when manipulating the phono wires and the clips; you can use

the hemostats included with the tonearm (located under the green plastic box

in the lower level of the tonearm box), other types of tweezers or small

needle-nose pliers.

COLOR CODING

Red

Right channel, + (signal)

Green

Right channel, - (ground)

White

Left channel, + (signal)

Blue

Left channel, - (ground)

!4. Insert the rear counterweights on the counterweight tubing at the

rear of the armwand. Selection of the proper counterweights will depend on

the mass of the cartridge and the recommended VTF. In general, it is a good

idea to use counterweights that will lie as close as possible to the pivot point,

but experimentation will be the best guide. Do not tighten the set screws of

the counterweights yet.

Finally, install the small VTF ﬁne adjust weight on the threaded rod at the end

of the counterweight tubing.

Installing the armwand on the base

As mentioned above, you must ﬁrst separate the upper plate of the base from

the lower plate in order to mount the armwand.

First, loosen the set screw that holds the VTA knob on the VTA tower with

the 1/16” hex driver and place the washer aside. With the Klein Tools Philips-

tip screwdriver provided, unscrew the four screws on top of the VTA tower

and the two screws on the outer wall of the azimuth tower.

It is best to leave the screws engaged in the upper arm plate after they are

unscrewed, to avoid losing them. Carefully lift the plate and set it aside (don’t

turn it upside down or on its side, or the little screws will fall off!).

!! Caution !!

The pivot is very sharp. Do not press it hard against the bearing, and avoid contact

with body parts at all times

Lower the armwand onto the pivot. Make sure that the pivot is centered

onto the female part of the bearing (inside the armwand); a few tries might be

necessary to achieve the proper position of the pivot at the bottom of the

bearing. Do not apply any pressure on the bearing.

Make sure that you support the phono cable all the time during this

procedure, until it is securely clamped on the turntable plinth (the cable

is fairly heavy so it will pull strongly on the thin wires). Failure to do this

could result in serious damage to the wires and render the tonearm

useless. Physical damage to the wire is not covered by the warranty.

Check that the thin phono wires are routed properly: they should run inside

the azimuth tower (not under the arm plate), ﬁrst passing to the side of the

pivot (left or right, as is more convenient for your setup) then exiting to the

back of the arm plate without any hindrance. Attach the clamp of the phono

cable to the turntable plinth with the screw provided in the box. The clamp

should be roughly aligned with the tightening bolt at the back of the VTA

tower.

Before placing the upper arm plate back onto the lower arm plate, check the

cartridge position: if the arm is twisted toward the right, as viewed from the

front (cartridge not vertical), you need to insert one of the azimuth weights in

the azimuth bar before proceeding any further. Read carefully the SIDE

COMMENT on the facing page.

Do not change the setting of the azimuth adjustment at this point: since its

range is very limited, you need to ﬁrst have the cartridge close to vertical so

that you don’t run out of range when you will later adjust the azimuth more

precisely.

Now is the time to install the anti-skating mechanism: see the Side Comment

on the following facing page (P.14).

SIDE COMMENT

The azimuth bar and azimuth weight

You might need to add one of the two azimuth weights

on the azimuth bar in order to balance the tonearm; this

will depend on the weight and shape of your cartridge,

so feel free to experiment with and without weight.The

goal is to make sure that, once the armwand is mounted

and the upper arm plate is in place, the arm is not overly

twisted in one direction of the other and the cartridge

is near vertical. The easiest way to ensure this is to

choose the appropriate azimuth weight before mounting

the upper arm plate back: place the weight on the

azimuth bar so that the cartridge is as vertical as

possible. (see P.23 below, for more information on the

topic on azimuth adjustment). Tighten the set screw on

these weights with the small 1,3-0.05” hex driver.

Note: when setting up the anti-skating mechanism, it is

important to place the azimuth weight on the azimuth

bar before engaging the anti-skating thread. See P.14.

Place the upper arm plate onto the lower one. Screw in the six little screws. It

is recommended to use a “diagonal” pattern when fastening these screws:

start with one screw of the VTA tower, without tightening yet. Then fasten

lightly one screw on the opposite side of the VTA tower; ﬁnish the four screw

of the VTA tower, tighten. Then fasten the two screws on the azimuth tower

(do not overtighten these little screws!).

Place the washer and the VTA knob back over the VTA inner column, align the

set screw with the ﬂat part of the column, and tighten.

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3. ALIGNMENT

VTF setting

In order to prevent any damage to the stylus, you need to set up the correct

tracking force before proceeding with the alignment. Move the rear

counterweights to get as close as possible to the tracking force recommended

by your cartridge manufacturer. When moving the counterweights, try to not

apply any pressure on the bearing: if you are unsure, slightly lift the armwand

so that the pivot is not in contact with the bearing.

Finer adjustment of the tracking force is done with the smaller weight placed

on the threaded rod at the back of the counterweight. Finally, tighten the set

screws on top of the counterweights.

Alignment

Since you have already placed the arm at the correct pivot-to-spindle distance

(1. MOUNTING), you will now position the cartridge to obtain the proper

effective length and offset angle.

The use of an arc protractor such as the one provided with the tonearm is

highly recommended for this procedure. It will ensure the very precise

measurement of the effective length and its consistency at any position of the

stylus on the record. When using an arc protractor, make sure that the stylus

remains on the arc throughout.

An anti-skating mechanism is provided with the Talea™.

Note that it is much easier to set it up before fastening the upper am plate onto the

lower one--see photo above.

Pass the thread attached to the rear pulley of the anti-skating mechanism inside the

front pulley. Engage the little o-ring at the free end of the thread into the azimuth

bar on the side of the armwand.

Two anti-skating weights are provided with the tonearm. Tighten the set screw on

these weights with the 1,3-0.05” hex driver.

Place the arc protractor provided with the tonearm on the platter of your

turntable. Lower the stylus at a position approximately corresponding to the

outer groove and, with the help of a magnifying glass such as the one provided

with the tonearm, rotate the platter until you see that the stylus falls exactly

on the arc; raise the tonearm and bring the stylus close to the center of the

record; lower the arm and note where the stylus falls. If it falls on the line,

you’re done! (that was easy, and very lucky...). If not, there are two options:

•If the stylus falls outside (ahead of) the arc on the protractor, this means

that the distance pivot-stylus is longer than it should be. Loosen the bolt on

the headshell and gently push the cartridge toward the back. Tighten the

bolt and repeat the procedure: ﬁrst place the stylus on the arc at the

beginning groove, then at several positions until the end of a record, until

the stylus falls on the arc throughout.

•If the stylus falls inside the arc on the protractor, loosen the bolt and gently

pull the cartridge toward the front.

Repeat the procedure until the stylus is perfectly tracing the arc. When it is,

check that the stylus is tracing the arc throughout one more time. Align again

if it is not. When you are done, the spindle-to-pivot distance, effective length

and overhang will all be in place. You may then proceed to adjust the offset

angle.

Note: The protractor provided with the tonearm is based on the Loefgren A

geometry (aka Baerwald). In this geometry, the null points (points where the

cantilever will be exactly tangential to the LP groove, resulting in minimal

tracking error) are at 66 mm and 120.9 mm. Note that the null points are not

indicated on the arc protractor, because the stylus should be tracing the arc

throughout, not just at the null points. This will ensure greater accuracy than

with a traditional two-point protractor.

If you are unable to trace the arc throughout by sliding the cartridge plate in

the headshell, it is probably because the pivot-to-spindle distance was not set

correctly at the beginning. Check it with the pivot-spindle jig, and repeat the

procedure.

Check the alignment in at least two positions of the stylus, one close to

the beginning of an LP, one toward the end.

Make sure you have enough light: one way to do that is to have a

flashlight shining from the side, as seen on the photos above.

Placing the loupe on the side of the tonearm (rather than at the front)

ensures that you can see the smallest deviations of the stylus from the

arc.

If you need to adjust again the pivot-to-spindle distance by rotating the base plate,

make sure that the arm plate is oriented in such a way that the armwand has

enough clearance to reach the end of the LP. Check this by carefully rotating it on its

pivot until it is near the location of the inner grooves: ensure that there is still enough

room before the armwand touches the small pulley that supports the thread of the

anti-skating mechanism. If it touches this pulley before it reaches the inner grooves,

rotate the tonearm base clockwise until the armwand is clear of the pulley.

!! The clearance of the tonearm with this pulley should be checked again every

time the position of the base is modiﬁed, before playing a record !!

!The correct pivot-to-spindle distance and effective length are critical

to the high quality of reproduction that you can obtain with the Talea™. Be

patient and make sure that these settings are as precise as possible.

Last step: set the offset angle of the cartridge

First, make sure that the cartridge is vertical.

On the protractor, note the three lines that cross the arc. Place the stylus in

the little circle at the intersection of the center line and the arc. Using a

magnifying glass (ca. 4x), examine whether the cantilever is aligned with the

center line. If it is not, loosen very slightly the headshell bolt and rotate the

cartridge until the cantilever is perfectly aligned. When it is done, tighten the

headshell bolt (did we already say “do not overtighten”?).The shorter lines on

each side of the center line can provide further help in aligning the cartridge

body, but they shouldn’t be used for alignment because there is no guarantee

that the cantilever is aligned with the body: the most important alignment is

the one between the cantilever and the middle line that crosses the arc. Do a

ﬁnal check to conﬁrm that the stylus still traces the arc (it will probably not

trace it anymore if you had to change the angle by a large amount).

Finally, check the tracking force again.

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4. FINAL SETUP

SRA/VTA adjustment

With the Talea™, the Vertical Tracking Angle and, as a result, the Stylus Rake

Angle can be adjusted while listening to a record.

In order to adjust the VTA, it is necessary to ﬁrst loosen the clamping

mechanism at the base of the VTA tower. Use the 7/64” T-handle allen key

(red handle) to loosen the bolt at the back of the tower.

Loosen the bolt by approximately ⅛to ¼of a turn, no more.You only need to

loosen it enough so that the VTA knob can be rotated.The knob will offer a

little resistance, which is normal.

When tightening back the bolt, rotate again by the same amount, until you feel

that the VTA knob is locked in position; that’s it. There is nothing to gain by

overtighten this bolt. The VTA tower will be perfectly secure once the VTA

knob is immobilized.

Note that there is a set screw at the side of the tower: as indicated above, this

set screw should not be moved. No tool is provided to adjust it. Do not

attempt to move it, or the on-the-ﬂy VTA system might be rendered

permanently useless.

When adjusting the VTA, note that if you want to use the armwand as a

horizontal line for reference with the surface of the record, you must use the

underside of the tonearm. The top and bottom of the armwand are not

parallel, so using the top side to adjust the VTA will result in a defective

reading.

Rotate the knob on top of the VTA tower clockwise to lower the assembly,

counter-clockwise to raise it. One full turn of the knob is equivalent to a

change in height of 0.5 mm. When done, tighten the bolt to secure the VTA

housing against the internal column. Finally, rotate the VTA knob

counterclockwise until it stops; this will help “pack” the threads and ensure

good mechanical mating of the parts.

There is a graduated scale in mm inside the VTA tower, visible through the

window at the front of the tower (see photo on facing page). Align the little

indentation at the bottom left of the window with the markings of the scale

for reference.

Make sure to tighten the bolt when the SRA/VTA is adjusted to satisfaction. DO

NOT OVERTIGHTEN THIS BOLT!!

Azimuth ﬁne adjustment

The Talea™is equipped with a unique, patent-pending feature (developed in

the facilities of the University of Washington, Seattle), based on the use of

rare earth magnets, that allows ﬁne adjustment of the azimuth while playing a

record. To modify the azimuth, slowly rotate the thumb screw engaged into

the right side of the azimuth tower.Turning clockwise will rotate the armwand

toward the right (viewed from the front); turning counterclockwise will have

the reverse effect.

Note that this device is for ﬁne adjustment only. The range of its action is

limited and it will not be possible to correct excessive angles of the cartridge;

stop rotating the screw as soon as the needle reaches either end of the little

scale in the azimuth window. As mentioned above, if an excessive angle of the

cartridge cannot be corrected with this adjustment, simply place one of the

azimuth weights in the azimuth bar.The indentations on the little scale should

help you keep track of the adjustment if needed.

The best way to set the azimuth is by ear. Use a mono recording (for

example, of a female vocalist).As you adjust the azimuth, you will perceive that

the voice has the best “presence” when the stylus is perfectly aligned in the

groove (which rarely coincides with the cartridge being perfectly vertical).

When it is off, the voice will sound somewhat recessed and unfocused. When

adjusting, turn the azimuth knob by ⅛, maximum ¼of a turn at one time.

Here are some basic indications about what to listen for when setting

azimuth.When the azimuth is properly set up, you will notice that:

- the source is larger

- in some systems, the source is closer

- the general sound seems louder

- the timbres are better deﬁned.

You will ﬁnd much more information on this topic on our website at:

http://www.durand-tonearms.com/Support/Support/azimuth.html

You’re almost done! As is the case with almost all tonearms, changing any one

parameter can have an effect on others. In general, it is a good idea to do a

ﬁnal check of the VTF after all the other settings are satisfactory.

this really is the last ...SIDE COMMENT...

Remember that changing the VTF will change the SRA

(and the VTA) because the pressure on the stylus affects

its angle in the groove.This is of course an almost

invisible difference to the eye, but if you adjust the SRA

by ear, you might need to readjust it after changing the

tracking force.

almost the last ...SIDE COMMENT...

As you modify the VTA setting, or if you use cartridges of different heights, you

might ﬁnd the need to adjust the height of the arm lift and arm rest.

To change the height of the arm lift and arm rest, slightly loosen the

corresponding set screw on the side of the lower arm plate with the 1/16” hex

driver provided with the tonearm. Adjust the height of the arm lift so that the

stylus is about 5 to 9 mm above the surface when raised. Once the correct

position is achieved, tighten the set screw.

!! Do not modify the arm lift height when the stylus is on a record !!

Final considerations

Do not move the tonearm (or the turntable!) when the armwand is in place.

You must ﬁrst remove the armwand in order to prevent damage to the

bearing. Never attempt to ship the tonearm without disassembling it ﬁrst.

Do not place the tonearm in a location where it might be subjected to direct

sunlight or excessive heat. If you need to clean any part of the tonearm, use

only a soft, dry cloth. Do not use any detergent of any kind or alcohol, oil or

wax on the armwand. To clean the metal parts of the assembly, it is

recommend to use a product such as mild window cleaning liquid on a soft

cloth (avoid paper towels!).

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Talea™Speciﬁcations

Effective length: 263 mm (10.35”)

Pivot-spindle distance: 247.37 mm (Loefgren A geometry)

Overhang: 15.66 mm

Offset angle: 20.8 degrees

Mounting distance (from spindle): 208.3-215.9 mm (8.2-8.5”)

Mounting hole dimensions: 10-24 (metal screws) or #8 (wood screws)

Weight of the whole assembly: ca. 2.3 lbs (1.04 kg)

Bearing: non-corrosive, non-magnetic stainless steel pivot in a sapphire jewel

VTA: adjustable on the ﬂy; each turn of the knob corresponds to 0.5 mm

change in height

Azimuth: adjustable on the ﬂy (licensed from University of Washington; patent

application #: 12/572,497)

VTF adjustable in small increments, with ﬁne adjust weight

The combination of counterweights provided with the Talea™ allows use of

most MM and MC (or, indeed, 78 rpm) cartridges currently available.

Keep the packing box and all materials used for

shipping. Failure to use the original packing materials

could result in damage to the tonearm and will void the

warranty.

Before packing the tonearm:

- always separate armwand from arm base !

- tighten the bolt at the back of the VTA tower !

The Talea™is supplied with the very high quality Discovery Plus 4 phono cable

(four conductors, twin shields and locking phono plugs), available in unbalanced

or balanced conﬁguration. All Discovery cables utilize a patented reverse lay

stranding technique; this proprietary method of stranding eliminates EMI within

each conductor. The cable is made up of high purity oxygen-free copper and

PFA Teﬂon (the highest grade on the market) dielectric.

More details and reviews of the Discovery phono cable are available at :

http://www.discoverycable.com/index.html

Our dealers have been selected with great care and are highly trained. Should

you encounter any problem in setting up the Talea™, please contact your

closest dealer.

Listen to music! No maintenance is required and, if used with care, the Talea™

will reward you with many years of great music reproduction.

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All speciﬁcations subject to change without notice.

(updated May 18, 2012)

TALEA™

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

- arm base

- armwand and phono cable

- pivot-spindle jig

- hex drivers:

•Wiha 1,3-0.050" Hex Driver: for set screws in anti-skating and azimuth

brass weights

•Wiha 1/16” x 50 Hex Driver: for set screws to adjust height of arm lift

and arm rest; set screw inVTA knob; set screws in counterweights

•7/64” T-handle allen key (red handle), forVTA tower clamp

•Wiha 5/32” x 100 Hex-Ball Driver: for 10-24 bolts to attach arm base to

armboard

- Klein Tools Philips-Tip Miniature Screwdriver: for small screws that attach

upper and lower arm plates together

- arc protractor for cartridge alignment

- 20x illuminated loupe for cartridge alignment

- 3 counterweights

- small green plastic box, full of goodies… and empty compartments for your

cartridge screws, etc.

- hemostats for cartridge clips (under small green plastic box)

- user guide

- warranty card. Please ﬁll and return form within 10 days of purchase

in the small green plastic box:

- assortment of extra screws: 6 x 1-72 screws (for upper plate); 4-40

brass set screws (for azimuth and anti-skating weights); 6-32 set

screws of different lengths--cup point (stainless steel for arm lift, for

VTA tower knob), oval point (stainless steel, for VTA tower and

counterweights); 10-24 x ¾”bolts and #8 x ⅝” wood screws for

base; 10-24 x ½” bolt and #8 x ⅝” wood screw to fasten cable clamp

to turntable plinth or armboard

- 1 cartridge plate, with two socket cap screws and nuts

- 3/32” hex key for socket cap screw that attaches cartridge plate to

headshell

- 1 small stainless steel threaded weight for VTF ﬁne adjust

- 2 small brass weights for anti-skating mechanism

- 2 small brass weights for azimuth setting (center hole is smaller in

the azimuth weights than in the anti-skating weights)

DURAND TONEARMS LLC

4414 NE 104th PL

Seattle,WA 98125

USA

email: [email protected]

web: www.durand-tonearms.com

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