Technics EPA-A501L
¥ 23,000 (around 1979)
Commentary
Arm unit for low compliance cartridge.
It is used by attaching to arm base EPA-B500 (sold separately).
Taking over the functions of EPA-100, a unique dynamic damping mechanism is adopted for the balance weight.
The low-frequency resonance sharpness of the arm unit has been improved by more than 6 dB compared to the normal arm.
The arm pipe uses a titanium nitride (TiN) tapered pipe that is made by hardening titanium, which is lightweight and has high mechanical strength, with nitrogen. It is resistant to bending and twisting and prevents unnecessary resonance.
Model Rating
| Type | Dynamic damping type arm unit |
| Arm pipe | Titanium Nitride (TiN) Taper Pipe |
| Effective arm length | 250mm |
| Arm rear length range | 68 mm ~ 85.5 mm (from arm supporting point) |
| Overhang | 15mm |
| Horizontal tracking error angle | + 1 ° 6' (30 cm record inner circumference) + 2 ° 6' (30 cm record circumference) |
| Arm effective mass | 18g (without cartridge) |
| Compatible Cartridge Weight | 5g ~ 7g |
| Compatible Cartridge Compliance | 5-7x10-6Cm / dyne (dynamic, 100 Hz) |
| Cartridge Mounting Dimensions | JIS Standard 12.7 mm (1/2inch) Mounting Interval |
| Shell terminal lug | Φ 1.2, 4-pin |
| * Technics cartridge compliance is a dynamic compliance display. 25x10 at other companies-6If you are viewing values of cm/dyne or higher, a value of approximately 1/2 is equivalent to dynamic compliance because of the static compliance display. |
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