I think I may have one if you are interested, I'll have to check on what arm it is cut for. You need to look on Vinyl Engine to see what arms will fit, you can tell this by ones that have the same or very similar pivot to spindle distance. I can tell from experience that the Zeta and Ittok arms will fit the same board as the Rega. Jelco makes some nice arms at a reasonable price that should fit. If you went to a thicker platter you could get a spacer made from wood or plastic to raise the arm, or possibly one of the VTA adjustment accessories from VPI or Michell or others, adding washers under it would allow you to have the arm higher, in the old days arms often came with an assortment of washers for this purpose.
Which tonearm?
I have a VPI Hw-19 Mk III with an armboard drilled for an RB300. I want to upgrade my tonearm but VPI hasn't written me back about armboards for the HW-19 and I really would rather not get another one. So if that's the case what tonearms can I get that would fit the armboard drilled for an RB300? I did read here that the JMW-9 has the same geometry but he had a Scout. Being a newbie, not sure if that applies to my turntable or not?
Another quick question. If I were to upgrade to the mk IV which has either a TNT platter or Scout platter, would I have to change to a thicker armboard because they're thicker platters? Thanks for your patience!
Another quick question. If I were to upgrade to the mk IV which has either a TNT platter or Scout platter, would I have to change to a thicker armboard because they're thicker platters? Thanks for your patience!