tone arm
Turntable's pivoting limb
A tone arm is the pivoting arm on a record player that holds the cartridge and stylus, allowing the needle to track across the spinning vinyl.
The tone arm's weight and balance affect how the stylus sits in the groove, which in turn affects sound quality and record wear.
Also called a pickup arm or tonearm.
Device playing vinyl albums
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- platterLarge flat serving dish
- dust coverProtective outer layer
- slipmatTurntable friction reducer
belt drive · direct drive · plinth · 45rpm · 78rpm · LP · vinyl · audiophile
Sealed container for supplies
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- anti-skateTonearm lateral force adjustment
- cueingSignaling when to start
pivot · bearing · armrest · lift · suspension · gimbal · axis · fulcrum
Narrow cut or routine
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- transducerEnergy form converter
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
skating · tangential · linear · radial · arc · geometry · resonance · compliance
Audio reproduction faithfulness
- clarityState of being understandable
- warmthHeat you feel
- detailSingle small element
- dynamicsStudy of forces
separation · imaging · depth · transparency · resolution · reproduction · accuracy · distortion
record player
Device playing vinyl albums
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- platterLarge flat serving dish
- dust coverProtective outer layer
slipmat · belt drive · direct drive · plinth · 45rpm · 78rpm · LP · vinyl · audiophile · stereo
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- anti-skateTonearm lateral force adjustment
cueing · pivot · bearing · armrest · lift · suspension · gimbal · axis · fulcrum · articulation
groove
Narrow cut or routine
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- transducerEnergy form converter
damping · skating · tangential · linear · radial · arc · geometry · resonance · compliance · cantilever
sound quality
Audio reproduction faithfulness
dynamics · separation · imaging · depth · transparency · resolution · reproduction · accuracy · distortion · rumble
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- vintage audiophonograph, gramophone, turntable, record player, reel-to-reel
- analog audiotape, turntable, vinyl, record player, phonograph
- DJingscratching, beatmatching, crossfader, turntable, mixing
- phonograph partshorn, needle, record, turntable, stylus
- turntablesphonograph, turntable, record player, platter, stylus