Analogue - End-of-side Tonearm Lifter
Posted by: The Shrike on 10 October 2003
It used to be you could get an accessory gadget which would automatically lift up the tonearm once it had reached the end of the record. This had two advantages:-
1) You could sit there and enjoy the mood created by the music you had just listened to, instead of immediately jumping up from your seat to raise the tonearm. Otherwise, you risked excessive stylus wear and your bliss was ruined by the annoying end-of-side tick, tick, tick....
2) If your listening was interrupted by a telephone call, somebody at your door, etc., you could leave the record playing, knowing the tonearm would be lifted up once the record had finished. Otherwise, the stylus could be tick, ticking away for some time before you eventually returned.
Does anyone know if this device is still available and where I could get one in the UK?
Thanks for any replies/info.
The Shrike
1) You could sit there and enjoy the mood created by the music you had just listened to, instead of immediately jumping up from your seat to raise the tonearm. Otherwise, you risked excessive stylus wear and your bliss was ruined by the annoying end-of-side tick, tick, tick....
2) If your listening was interrupted by a telephone call, somebody at your door, etc., you could leave the record playing, knowing the tonearm would be lifted up once the record had finished. Otherwise, the stylus could be tick, ticking away for some time before you eventually returned.
Does anyone know if this device is still available and where I could get one in the UK?
Thanks for any replies/info.
The Shrike