I think PD-441 is a single tonearm version of PD-444
Luxman PD121A - PD441
Hello all
New to the forum so a big thank you in advance and greetings!
I am looking to get my first luxman record player.
I have been lurking around the internet and initially came upon the Thorens and then the Linn LP12.
Then by chance came across the Luxman. And now I am hooked on its looks!
After some reading i got it down to the PD121A or the PD441
The 121A comes with an SME 3009 and the PD441 has nothing but I was thinking a Micro seiki 505X. Opinions on the 505X?
Also i read somewhere that the 121A is just a smaller version of the 441. Is this in any way true and to what extent? What is missing from one to the other???
Look forward to reading some replies and getting into the thick of it all!
Chris
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@lewrn The 441 is the single arm version of the 444 As nice as the 444 looks I have no need or even space for such a monster haha
@dover I really like the look of the straight arms seiki made. A bit more expensive than the J arms/ A lot of the 121 come with the SME for some reason. I am not knowledgeable enough to speculate on technicalities but merely think thats its a good arm and looks nice??
Anu suggestions?
And are they easy to fit?? I have never had a player where I had to add an arm etc so dont know anything about the process itself. Especially on the luxman.
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Welcome to the forum, what a nice decision to need to make! I helped my friend select and assemble a Luxman PD444 with a pair (long and short) of Micro Seiki 505 arms. He went for silver coated wiring versions. I have great admiration for the technologies, features, and build quality of both the Luxman TT and the Micro Seiki arms. Like me he has a small collection of Stereo and Mono cartridges pre-mounted on removable headshells. The arm’s adjustability make it easy to change quickly and accurately, |
Are you sure you cannot find the extra width to fit the 444 instead of the 441? https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11900 Unlike my wide and deeper JVC Victor, It is slim and elegant looking,
and you can play with the dust cover up, or lift it fully off as my friend does and as I MUST do with my non-hinged, non-attached JVC Victor Think long, I just changed from this to this which gave me 3 removable headshells Having both Stereo and Mono ready to go back and forth in seconds during a listening session is a real treat, and you can instantly compare two cartridges already in the groove, simply change the TT’s A/B switch (and any variation of phono or sut setting) (possibly also a volume adjustment needed to compare). btw, the arm on the right is a JVC Victor 7082, I highly recommend it, and the common problem is easily fixed https://www.audiogon.com/systems/12014
The arm in the middle/back is Acos Lustre GST-801, awesome choice! I got it with help here, it is a 9" arm, the 9" version of my right side JVC 7082 is UA-7045. My left side arm is nothing special, except it's short counterweight length due to use of heavier Titanium. |
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