TS0711 I will respectfully demur. I have owned 8 or 9 Rega arms over the years, have added mass and the TWL counterweight as well as the Expressimo and various other geegaws and your idea of adding mass at the headshell and the counterweight will absolutely increase the effective mass of the arm.
It will also change the bending modes within the arm and hence the resonant structure of the arm as well as the load on the bearings. YMMV and appartently does.
No doubt, some will find this a solution, but I did not find it a substitute for a true high mass arm.
It will also change the bending modes within the arm and hence the resonant structure of the arm as well as the load on the bearings. YMMV and appartently does.
No doubt, some will find this a solution, but I did not find it a substitute for a true high mass arm.

