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Tonearm microphonics

When I have the volume at my normal level & tap the arm (not whilst playing vinyl) it is slightly amplified... Is it possible to significantly reduce/eliminate this?

Current set up - Roksan Xerxes 20plus, Origin Live Encounter tonearm (thin cork ring at the base) with Lyra Skala.

Apologies if this is a stupid question!
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cleeds
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rauliruegasBtw, @cleeds : do you tested it? not yet?
I tested my pickup arm for microphonics before I purchased it. Limiting microphonics is a critical function of a good pickup arm.
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atmasphere
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@rauliruegas
I think you have a misunderstood about because that’s not the issue and not what the op asks.
In this case you are wrong; I merely cut to the quick of it. It does not matter what the arm sounds like when it is at rest. It matters quite a lot what is sounds like when playing. The OP was careful to mention that his arm was at rest. Hence my response.
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bdp24
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Would not an arm unusually microphonic while at rest also be so while at play?
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onhwy61
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Wasn't there a reviewer many years ago who wrote cartridge reviews based on the sound he heard when tapping on the tonearm resting on a platter?
lohanimal
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The Townshend Rock line of tables use a trough which I believe address this and other issues of resonance when playing records - I think professor Dinsdale did a white paper on this issue - a google search ought to help you to locate this.
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