$599!  

The cost of LPs is an issue we grumble about, but this seems outrageously priced.

www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2924739428

A cartridge spacer is nothing new.

The promo video is a hoot !

At first I was thinking why did he remove the arm to fit the spacer, then I remembered it's a Rega arm, to adjust VTA you need spacers

Re-positioning the cartridge to match the marks is another fail, like phones and computers, it's best to set up fresh.

Also, he needs to up-end down the tonearm, in order to do all that trimming of screws to length.

I'd go buy some nylon M2.5 screws & just try them first

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Using two sets of screws doesn't seem like a good idea ?

That may be a key part of the design - ie. the cartridge is affixed to the Houdini device with one set of screws, then affixed to the h'shell with different screws.

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Wasnt there a previous thread about these things which iirc mentioned the earlier Len Gregory version which used double sided tape. And doesnt someone here have one ?

darklantern.proboards.com/thread/1137/cartridge-isolation

Ah that was you with the Len Gregory one Citroen: Well it only remains for you to purchase one of these new Funk ones so you can do a back to back test for us ?

Yeah right!

Suspected that might be your answer. Have you used your one again in recent memory ?

...“The problem you never knew you had” and all turntables suffer from it...

as is often said: "if it's too good a deal...

(in this case you'll pay for it and at $599, very handsomely) 

"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]

If I were truly bored and had nothing better to do id be inclined to test the theory by putting a bit of 3m foam double sided tape between my headshell and cart to see if it works: but TBH I cant be arsed. I'll wait for Citroens test.

If you look at Arthur Khoubessarian's work - historically with Pink Triangle & since 2005 with The Funk Firm - there's been a lot of fresh thinking & consistent emphasis on low energy storage, vibrational dissipation, etc in the realm of phono playback.

So, you'd expect his products to be effective in those areas - or at least you'd expect that the products would have to be convincing to justify their prices.

Until someone's actually tried one, I'd reserve judgement.

The Funk Firm retailers offer a '30 day money back trial' - so who's first up?

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Go for it Owen.

Yeah, better you than me.

I can even lend you my Cartridgeman isolator to compare

Hi

Stephen here from Soul to Sole Audio.

Just letting you all know I now have the Houdini Cartridge Isolator in stock in NZ. $600 and includes the 30-day money back guarantee so no risk of you losing your cash if you are not suitably impressed...:-)

I also have Arthur's well-praised Achromat turntable mat at $170.

See also - SOUL TO SOLE AUDIO in our Retailers-Distributors-Manufacturers category of this forum.

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