Re: Ultra-loud needles with added masses.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:24 am
I've found at home another type of added-mass loud tone needle. This came together with some recent gramophone purchase and I almost forgot I had it (basically because the needles were all used so I refrained to try one). In this case, however, the loud effect seems given primarily by the oversized shaft, the extra mass looking no more than a nice aesthetic addition:
