Used Morch DP-6 or modified Origin Live Silver?


Hello vinyl-philes,

Thanks largely to this forum we've shattered the piggy bank and will soon be the recipients of a Teres 265 + Shelter 901. Now I'm stuck for a tonearm. TWL and others warn against unipivots for this cartridge. We understand and agree, so we've come down to the two arms mentioned above. Either one will just about bust the budget, so going up in price is not viable at this time.

Morch DP-6 (used, $800 + phono cable)
- offers adjustable azimuth (does it matter?)
- offers adjustable vertical damping (does it matter?)
- horizontal damping controls stiff cartridges (right?)
- ease of setup? ease of use? reliability?

OL Silver with TWL's mods ($800 + $1.79 fishing weights)
- no adjustable azimuth (does it matter?)
- no adjustable vertical damping (does it matter?)
- TWL's HIFI mod controls stiff cartridges (right?)
- ease of setup? ease of use? reliability?

Has anyone compared the sonics of these two arms with a low compliance cartridge? Your observations would be especially welcome.
dougdeacon
Hi Tom,

I'm interested in seeing what the hanging counterweight looks like. Any pictures you can show without giving up your future fortunes;-)?

For everyone else including Tom, where's the best place to get the Expressimo Heavywight (East Coast)? Also, I just took delivery of Ozzy's Bluenote Borromeo, so fairly soon I'll be comparing it to my HiFi OL Silver...

Beez
The best price I've seen for the Heavyweight is $79 at www.elusivedisc.com

Others, including the manufacturer, charge $89 or $99.
Hi Doug. The higher OL arms do have the added lateral mass in the large bearing housing, and that has alot to do with the better sound of the higher end arms.

Thanks for the compliment from you, and Mark Baker.

The new Silver II will not accept the HiFi mod. It has a totally different end cap arrangement, and already has some weight out there.

I don't know if I'd call it the "Swinging Silver Bullet" but if you make it, and want to call it that, then that's what it will be called.
Do I get any residuals for the "Silver Bullet" part or do those go directy to Coors, or maybe Bob Seeger, or The Lone Ranger? What, public domain? Ha!

Doug, the oral appliance definition of retainer actually fits me more closely..I ain't no lawyer! :-)
David, I think that the "Silver Bullet" name is a cool name for it anyway.