Ittok LVII question

"The question then is will it be worthwile removeing the lift / lower device alone?"

Hi Andrew,

I did that years ago with my Ittok which I still have in storage. I thought the arm performed better with the cueing device off. I will tell that with the device removed you increase the risk of trashing your cartridge if the arm should get away from you as the arm has more freedom of travel. The nice thing is that it's a reversable mod.

Yes, jettisoning the cueing mechanism removes an earful of 'zing' its unwanted resonances inserts. I would liken the improvement from going from a say $50 cartridge to a $250 one... smoother with out any penalty in detail rendition. If you wish to REALLY soup it up you would also wish to get rid of the arm rest in the LP12 armboard- it allows another say, 25% improvement- or at least it did in the armboards that came standard circa 1984. Todays laminated boards may be less prone.
When I did just exactly that I got a small foam block and cut out a semicircle on which to place the arm. Which is removed when a record is playing.
Feeling really tweaky?... Snip of a piece of the finger lift with metal cutters and the Ittok will truly be stripped bare, but working the better for it. But the biggest improvement remains jetissoning the cueing device which is easily reversible. Just not so easy to find the 1 mm hex key (or is it .5 mm?

Ron
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Ron:

Your post leads to the obvious next question: "What about the ARO?"

Anyone tried it without the arm rest and/or finger lift?

Best Regards,
Mark Dunn

Thanks for the quick responses - I'll whip it off when removing the Klyde.

Next question - is it just a case of loosening the allen screw (I have a key small enough) and the slipping it off?

It looks (from the top of the deck) as if the diameter of the arm pillar is larger than that of the cuing device - does it somehow come off from the top?

It may all be revealed when I remove it, but I'd like to be prepared.

Cheers all,

Andy.

I don't recall if I removed the cueing device while the arm was mounted but I recall having to remove the horizontal part that attaches with a very small screw. The horizontal part is the piece that the arm tube rests on when raising or lowering the arm.

Once upon a time when I had an LV11 the I removed the cueing lift and the arm rest. I think you have to undo the actual lift and then release the damped part with the actuating lever. It's pretty straight forward if you have small tools (!!!).

If you undo the retaining screw for the arm rest then it can be dropped in when needed, and the arm can be quite safely left balanced over the side when changing records.

It's so long since those days that I'd completely forgotten. Thanks for the memories (or something....)

Paul (Been Ekosed since 1987)

James wrote:

>How do you propose to cue the ARO without the
>finger lift?

I was/am fishing for some brilliant ideas.

Best Regards,
Mark Dunn¿

Once you've worked out how to do this properly you are cordially re-invited. Wait for the pod thingies to land and at least you can have a good laugh whilst you work!

Regards,

Alex