DENON DA-308

Commentary

Tone arm with dynamic damping mechanism corresponding to long type of DA 309.

The DA 308 is a long-type tone arm with a total length of 38 cm (effective length of 28.2 cm) that reduces tracking error by 20%.

A dynamic damping mechanism is adopted to suppress the influence of arm squeal and howling.
In this system, a damper rubber with appropriate viscosity is inserted between the body of the tone arm and the pipe, which effectively improves vibration problems that were difficult to solve.
The dynamic damping method is less susceptible to vibration noise transmitted from the player's cabinet, etc., and less likely to color the reproduction sound of the cartridge to be used, drawing out the character of the cartridge itself. It also has an effective filtering function against sound pressure from speakers, etc., reducing the natural vibration of each part of the tone arm.

Equipped with a contact-free inside four scan seller.
This mechanism cancels the inside force by changing the suction force according to the distance between the rotating drum and the magnet. Since this system has a non-contact structure, it does not impair the performance of the tone arm. It can follow the inside force change according to the position of the needle tip of the record cartridge, so it can obtain an appropriate outside force amount.
In addition, since the cancel function can be turned off with one touch, there is no problem when adjusting the 0 balance.

A new vernier dial type is used for needle pressure adjustment.

High-quality miniature ball bearings are used for the horizontal rotating bearings in the rotary bearing section to achieve high sensitivity and high reliability over a long period of time. In addition, angular miniature bearings and a hardened and polished pivot are used for the upper and lower movable parts to achieve high sensitivity and stability.
In addition, the bearing is protected by a special elastic body influence of external vibration.

Equipped with a sub counter weight, it can be used for mounting heavy weight cartridges.

A gold-plated terminal is used for the connection with the cartridge to improve reliability.

PCL-7 is adopted for the head shell.
This head shell reduces split resonance by the combination of high-rigid magnesium alloy and viscoelastic material.

Low-capacity output code is used for the output code.

Model Rating

Type	Tone arm
Format	Dynamic damping, static balance S-shape type
Total Length	380mm
Effective length	282mm
Offset Angle	18 °
Overhang	12.5mm
Tracking error	Max. 2.0 °
Needle pressure adjustment range	1 Rotation 0 ~ 2.5g, 0.1g Step
Applicable Cartridge Dead Weight Range (including shell)	Without Sub Weight : Approx. 14 ~ 24g Using Sub Weight : Approx. 24 ~ 34g
Attached head shell	PCL-7
Head shell dead weight	8.5g
Height adjustment range	42 ~ 70 mm (From Armboard to Pipe Center)
Mountable Board Thickness	5 ~ 30 mm, Washer φ 33 mm
Output code	Low Capacity Cord Approx. 1.2m With 5-pole connector, pin plug and grounding lug
Arm lifter	Oil dump type
Inside for scan seller	Magnetic Control System (With Release Mechanism)