the Q-Up

I thought I would share an experience with fellow vinyl players. I have no interest in the company nor the vendors. I am simply a satisfied user.

I recently bought one of these for my manual table so I wouldn't have to worry about leaving the room when a record was playing, or jumping up at the end of it to cue up the arm. I have to say I'm very pleased and impressed by how well it works and how easy it is to use. While I think $59 is still more than I should have to pay for such a simple device, it's priced at a level that's reasonable.

I noticed these listed on ebay recently for $59 and decided to look closer. Someone must have purchased rights to manufacture them again and is selling them new at multiple outlets.

I previously had a couple of "Safety Raisers" that Audio-Technica made years ago and can be found used for ~$125+/-. I found them to be a little fiddly, and not worth the effort, much less tying up $125 in cash (which is what I sold mine for a couple years ago.

Set up of the Q-up was fairly easy - you can adjust the height, the lift force, and the trigger sensitivity. Once set up, you need only apply very gentle pressure with one finger to engage the lift. At the end of the record it lifts the arm off the record reliably. While there's an audible click through the speakers, the lift action isn't as violent as it may sound, and can probably be minimized more than I have by reducing the lift force to the bare minimum.

It is affixed to the table using a double stick tape that's provided, but I used blue-tac instead.

Anyone else have experience with this device?