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- noun The
pivoting bar that holds thepickup , and conducts the resultingsignal to theamplifier of arecord player
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Examples
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I don't want to overanalyze this image, but doesn't it seem as though the disc on the turntable has played through, the tonearm is onto the label, and Alan is zoned out?
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Alex writes: Here's a weird idea...this feller has created a freaky tonearm for his turntable with 4 infrared sensors on it.
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You don't need to connect the motor to the tonearm at all.
Boing Boing Cory Doctorow 2011
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I recall seeing a turntable in an audiophile magazine many years ago that had separate motor and tonearm pieces that you'd set on the table with the proper spacing.
Boing Boing Cory Doctorow 2011
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The actor dropped the tonearm on his Stack-O-Matic turntable, and "Where Do I Begin Love Story" wafted through his rec room, high in the Hollywood Hills.
The New Yorker Tad Friend 2011
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Once it detects it-and the user moves the tonearm into position-the record player starts reproducing a playlists.
Gizmodo Jesus Diaz 2010
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Best of all, the X2 utilizes Numark's patented interchangeable straight or S-- shaped tonearm.
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This exceptional turntable employs adjustable pitch control for both 33 and 45 RPM vinyl records, an ultra -- precise aluminum tonearm with cue, height, and anti -- skate adjustments.
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TT: Technics SP 15 with SME 3009 tonearm & customized plinth
AvaxHome RSS: 2010
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Everything I can think of in that part of the signal path: headshell clips (cartridge leads to tonearm wire) possibly poorly soldered, or themselves defective: tonearm wires distressed or defective: soldered connection between tonearm wires and RCAs.
Ask MetaFilter alexandermatheson 2010
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