12-1/2" arm. NewArtVinyl Black Bird. Yea or Nay?

The front tube underneath the main arm tube is where you set the antiskate if memory serves me correctly.

thanks for the suggested alternates,

but it's a search for a long arm, (not the JVC 7082). my Lustre GST-801 solves my 9" arm.

the Black Bird 12.5" length is what got my attention. IF straight, then long!
And, work with my high compliance cartridges.

then, I like the physics chosen, and the production video is pretty convincing.

Haven’t seen any long arm for high compliance cartridges, to keep the mass as low as possible (and still rigid) designers normally using a 9.5 size.

There was a nice Audio Craft tonearms back in the 70’s/80s with removable arm tubes, there was a light mass tube for high compliance cartridges as far as i know (it was straight).

Audio Craft AC-3300 and long AC-4400 (both are very expensive)

the earlier cheaper version is AC3000 ltd unipivot

that's the appeal of long/light mass carbon tube.

"I cant't get you out of my mind".

12.5" Black Bird Videos


machining tonearm parts (not weapons)(that day).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1JDK0pCbc

out of box, setup (micrometer for precise arm height included)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYVJn2_u9Z0

yap, 11 minutes, ??? does he know what he is talking about?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXmOAns1wc&t=13s

his Black Bird straight Arm, his S arm and SME arm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLHjA7dB0SM