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Encounter


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Features

-The arm tube is specially profiled and treated from a solid aircraft alloy billet.
-The large diameter provides huge torsional strength which manifests itself in superbly controlled deep bass.
-Innovative techniques greatly improve performance over conventional tonearms.
-The headshell is decoupled and rigidly attached to the armtube.
-Rear Stub and counterweight design is the same as the highly acclaimed Origin live Rega structural modification.
-Widely spaced bearings positioned outside the arm tube increase torsional stability (unlike uni-pivots) - resonance is also decreased.
-The bearing houses are specially designed and employ advanced alloys and bearing holding arrangement.
-Medium effective mass matches the requirements of modern moving coil and moving magnet cartridges.
-Internal wiring is of high grade Litz wire.
-Headshell wires are robust PTFE insulated silver plated strands with gold plated copper beryllium cartridge tags.
-External wire interconnect is a best choice from hundreds of cables tested.
-Phono connectors are high grade high conductivity aluminium phono plugs, which are over twice as conductive as brass phono connectors which results in a very audible improvement in the sound.
-The arm can be directly substituted for any Rega arm as the base dimensions are designed to suit.
-Infinitely adjustable VTA adjuster to suit all decks is included.

The result of ground breaking design is an incredibly transparent arm with excellent tonal balance. The sound produced is highly revealing, allowing previously unheard low level information to be noticed clearly.
In terms of it’s ability to lift your system into a new realm of performance the Encounter arm is outstanding - many other upgrades are unlikely to even come close to the performance increase available through the acquisition of this tonearm - yes it is that good!

Technical Specification

Medium effective mass 14 grams to suit most modern cartridges
Effective length : 240 mm
Overhang : 17.2 mm
Offset angle: 23 degrees
Mounting distance: platter centre to arm hole centre : 223 mm
Diameter of mounting hole : 24 - 25mm
Size of base mounting nut is 32mm A/F (across flats)
Maximum armboard thickness: 27mm
Total Weight 820 grams
Capacitance 0.002uF
Resistance 0.002 ohms


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