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Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades?

I have an original JWM 10 arm with the threaded counterweight on my Aries 1 turntable. Is there a suitable drop-in upgrade tonearm available or is there a set of upgrades I can do to maximize the existing arm as best bang for the buck? It has the original Discovery tonearm wire as came from the factory also.

Thanks for your input!

Have a great weekend!

billandsol
bpoletti
1,004 posts
 
Re: compatibility....

The spindle-to-pivot distance is the same for the 3D 10 and the JMW 10.  258mm.  Check with VPI so make sure there are no other gotchas.  
taj2
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Original JMW 10 on the aries 1 is 250 mm
bpoletti
1,004 posts
 
@taj2 - That's a VERY GOOD reason to call VPI to verify EVERYTHING.
audibleguy
92 posts
 
You can also order the VPI feet of the HRX version as I did with my Aries 1, very nice improvement.
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bdp24
4,908 posts
 
Just my opinion, but feet like VPI's aren't very effective at providing isolation. For the price of them you can get a set of Townshend Audio Seismic Pods, VERY effective isolators.
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