str8 or s shape tone arms

[slimbo011]

i got sum tt500's
one of my tone arms is slightly bent .
gonna hav 2 buy a pair cus thats how they come
i dnt do ne scratching.
whats the advantage of s shapes?

 

[DTR]

S-arms, if set up correctly, give you better sound quality and less record wear.

Straight arms are designed for better skip resistance when scratching, but it's a bit overkill. The tracking of a s-arm (set up correctly!) should be good enough

 

[BDS]

S arms all the way!

 

[Alexi]

I've got some Stanton ST8 100s, with str8 arm, and its never skipped, whereas all my mates S-shape arms I've used, seem to skip quite a lot.

mind you, this could just be because they have really cheap decks you get in the Value Bundle type deals.

but thats my experience of the two

 

[slimbo011]

prob gona go wiv the shapes.
1210's come with s-shapes
nuff sed rele lol