The Infinity Black Widow Tone Arm

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thanks for all the info guys. I just picked up a BW and a custom solid oak armboard for my sl1100a. I am quite excited to get it all put together. I think I am going to experiment with the dampening. perhaps test without fluid and then with fluid to see if I notice any differences, printed up a Lofgren A protractor aswell so when it gets here I should be able to cut the board and get it done fairly easily.

 

Looking to replace a B&O MMC 20CL on my Black Widow. The diamond stylus came loose, and because the stylus is integrated with the cartridge, you can't just replace the stylus. I could get it retipped by a guy in Germany, and I may do that, but what modern cartridges (i.e. still being produced) are good matches for the BW? I think it would need to be high compliance and low mass. Any other BW users out there using a modern cartridge?

 

The Shure M97XE would be a good match.

 

I use an AT150MLX

 

You did some very nice photography, beautiful set up!

 

Thanks, just with my phone Haha. I do love the look of this arm. Very elegant imo. Sounds much better than the stock arm also.

 

SoundSmith retips B&O carts as well. Not as far away as Germany.

 

i still want one

 

Do you run this BW/m97xE combination? If so, do you have the Jico SAS upgrade?

 

Thanks for the lead. It would appear the cost to retip is more than a "new old stock" mmc20cl on eBay. So, it doesn't make much sense to retip it.

 

Well, while I'm waiting on a quote from a guy in Germany to retip the MMC20CL, I picked up an ADC XLM MKII from an auction site. It has the OEM stylus. We'll see how it sounds relative to the B&O.

 

I believe the mass of the BW arm is perfect for a Sonus Gold Blue. I'd like to hear that combo.

 

Soooooo? How did the ADC sound?

Also, I'd like to thank every that participated in this thread! So much information and ideas. I happen to have 2 BW's, one is the first version with the aluminum shaft and the other is version 3 with the single tapered graphite shaft. I was trying to decide which to keep and thankfully I came across this thread. I'm going to put the first up for sale and keep the third. Now I'm trying to figure out which turntable to put it on. There is the Thorens TD 160 Super, the Luxman 121 and then there's the Thorens TD 124 mk II. I also have a SME 3009 Series II Improved, a SME 3009 Series II Improved, oh and a SME 3009 Series III. I just might make a two arm plinth for the TD124 mk II.

 

Meant to say one unimproved and one improved.

 

Sounds good. Perhaps more low end than the B&O MMC 20CL, but not as detailed. Horses for courses, I suppose.

 

Hello
Happy to meet you all,

I use Thorens TD-125 MK-I with Infinity Black Widow tonearm.
I wanto ask : How to set overhang of the cartridge, since the hole of cartridge screws does not adjustable
Thank you

 

You can only adjust from the base of the arm. Loosen the set ring and adjust accordingly.
I don't know what the overhang is, but my cartridge is square to both alignment marks.

 

Many thanks for your kind answer, I think, because old cartridge (Shure M95ED) has alignment well, so when I use new cartridge (Rega Carbon) no need to adjust overhang from the bottom of the IBW I think,

Hi, what's cartridge do you use?
Do the Rega Carbon match with IBW Tonearm ?

The simple specification of the cartridge as follows :

• Output: 2.5mV at 1kHz
• Stylus: User replaceable.
• Fixing: Standard, two screws
• Cantilever: Carbon
• Colour: Black/White
• Tracking Pressure 2-3g

 

I was reading through this older thread about the Infinity Black Widow tone arms people have. I've got the first version of the Carbon fiber tone arm mated with a Micro Acoustics 2002e cartridge and mounted on a Fairchild 412 1A turntable. My tonearm needs new internal wires, because the insulation wrap is fabric and it decomposed, which allows the bare inner wires to touch. Not a good idea. I was able to find the same type of replacement wires with the fabric wrap. They're the best because they're more flexible than poly covered wires. Good luck with your tone arms.

 

With the Micro Acoustics 2002e cartridge, you can adjust at the cartridge as well. That cartridge has oval slots in the cartridge instead of just holes. It's an amazing cartridge, but MA is no longer in business, so it's very hard to find functioning cartridges these days. My original cartridge stylus was damaged by my college roommates and a replacement stylus was not available, so I was fortunate to find a NOS 2002e. Not cheap. The Black Widow is a great arm.