1. Twist the stock plastic end stub gently, it should break the
contact cement bond.
How to remove plastic end stub
2. There is a tab that needs to be pushed in and
now you can pull the end stub back away from the arm, if it does not come easily- give it
another gentle twist.
3.
Turn arm upside down and with a 1. 5mm wrench unscrew the
set screw 2 or 3 turns.
4. Now you can unscrew the silver screw that holds in the
rubber piece that holds the plastic stub.
5. Gently but firmly screw in the brass stub making sure it is straight.
6. Tighten it as tight as you can BY HAND; do not use a pliers or other tool to
tighten it.
7. Turn the end of the stub (the fine adjustment a full turn out).
8. Slide the Half Moon weight until you reach the “zero point” where your arm is
static.
9. Adjust the moon weight to the suggested downward pressure.
10. Adjust the fine tune end of the stub until you “dial in” the ideal sound. You
should be able to hear more micro dynamics and richer fuller bass when adjusted
correctly.
HOW TO USE THE ULTRA FINE VTF ADJUSTMENT:
Lets take time to listen to the old end stub and your old weight.
Listen to 3 or 5 records, ones you know. Listen to the sound stage, listen to
how deep the sound stage is. Don’t listen to the front end of the music but
listen to the backend, The magic is in the sound stage. It is not in the
front end, it is everywhere else. THE 3 D SOUND! THE MAGIC IS IN THE
DETAILS! Now that you have the sound of your old end stub and weigh in your
head. Lets work on getting the Expressimo Audio products installed.
Lets put on the same vinyl you listed too
Gently, very gently lock the 2 nuts.
They should move together and be snug NOT TIGHT.
Never leave them LOOSE.
Now look at your cartridge Instructions and see what the tracking force is.
Example:
1.7 to 1.5
Now set the main Heavy Weight to 1.6 .
Now unscrew a Half turn and listen. Do it again ,as you unscrew the 2 nuts you
will notice the sound stage becomes more open LEFT and RIGHT and DEEPER. GREATER
Separation of instruments. Now Stop and listen for awhile.
Screw in half turn and make sure your happy.
If not keep unscrewing until you find the MAGIC POINT. There is a point.
If you go to far you will find there is too much air. Her voice is too big ( too
much air) . Then turn it back in. I like to go too far then dial it back.
It is always good to go to far, so you can hear it an understand the 2 sounds. .
Moving it 1.590 / 1.580 / 1.570 / 1.560 and so on.
Expressimoaudio gives YOU the Power to Dial your Tracking force truly in, like a
HIGH END Tonearm ON THE FLY.
Key points: The heavier the tracking force the more bass and centered it will be. The Lighter the tracking force the more HIGHS and wider sound stage. The happy point is dialing it in so you get BOTH.
Last point: when your happy with the sound always reweigh the tracking force so you can go back to that weight.
Please email pictures and I will post you
up on my site.
Customers reviews Below
Charlie in NY, LOVES the Brass End Stub and Moon Weight
Mikes AQ PT-9 Tonearm
Stock
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Now Expressimo audios Beautiful Brass End Stub with
Ultra fine VTF Adjustment and Half Moon Counter Weight.
Directly Coupled to tonearm.
EAR CANDY and EYE CANDY for sure.
What MIKE said.
First email back to me
Second email
mids too, when the tunes are not as thick as metal -
This Picture here shows you just how close the Moon Weight comes to Anti Skate Knob
Chad
Tod Thank you again for the Pic
Hi, Brian,
Just want to let you know that the package arrived yesterday. Unfortunately, I had to work on a separate project in the garage and did not have chance to try it out until now. First, It was a great pleasure to remove the saggy stock stub. In my case, the previous owner might have tried something silly, the thread was dull and difficult to even get old screw out. I did not dare to risk a perfect machined new stub, so I re-threaded the screw hole with M4x70 tap. The new stub went in smoothly. Nice job on the precision! I was staring at it for quite a moment and almost forgot to take pictures. The counterweight was installed like a charm and arm was balanced perfectly; love the fine tune dial! I am currently running the Ortofon 2M Black, set the VTF at 1.5 gram. Man, what a nice craftsmanship you got there. It is almost like an art piece. Wish I had better photo skill to snapshot what I have seen.
It sounds even better than it looks. Put the first record on - Grover Washington, Jr's "Time Out Of Mind". A much improved bass, drum is solid and punch. The saxophone stands out and feels so alive. Comparing with the old setup, it provides the music with strong determination and great clarify.
I had been tempting to upgrade the arm before and I am now so glad I went this route. It is a huge improvement without putting a hole in my wallet.
As for the pulley, I have not installed it. Partly because of the busy weekend, but mostly I feel like I now have an almost perfect system. The speed is dead on according to the KAB. Until I get a speed control, I really don't want to mess it up.
Anyway, I want to thank you for your professional work and A+ service. Music gets better when someone like you put the mind and heart in it!
Before the upgrade. It even looks bent from the rubber stub. The sound is
Closed, Muffled, Muddy Unclear and as a big Vail over the music.
YUCK !!!!!
The Expressimo Audio Brass End Stub with Fine VTF Adjustment.
Looking Straight and BEAUTIFUL !! The End Stub now is Directly Coupled to the arm Lifting the VAIL OFF THE MUSIC.
Now the Half Moon Heavy Weight 120 grams
The sound is amazing, it would take Thousands of dollars to even come close to
this sound.
With the Fine VTF adjustment t you can dial you VTF in PERFECTLY !!!
Curt
Beautiful TT
With THE LIFT and MOON WEIGHT
