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Thanks for Buying The Wand Master Unipivot Tonearm

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The best tonearm in the world will sound like the worst if it is badly set up.  
These instructions will help you achieve great performance with your tonearm. 
Installation videos may be accessed via 

www.thewandtonearm.com

 or the QR code 

 
 
The Wand Tonearm has been meticulously designed using computer 
modeling and refined by listening. All attention has been focused on 
maximizing musicality, this you never grow tired of. 
The Wand Tonearm, musical magic!

 

 

Your Tonearm 

 

Serial Number 

Your arm was hand built for you by; 

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Designed and hand-made in Aotearoa / New Zealand by  design 

build 

listen Ltd. 

P.O.Box 5415, Dunedin 9058, New Zealand         Ph / Fax; +64-3-4773817 

 
Features of The Wand Master Tonearm  

  Big diameter (22mm) carbon-fibre tube is 4x stiffer than a normal diameter arm.  

  Ergonomic cueing via tip of arm or damped cueing mechanism. 

  Laser sintered titanium headshell and great termination of arm vibrations.  

  Defined contact bearing. Low friction while maintaining energy transmission. 

  Medium effective mass suits most cartridges. 

(13.5g for 9in, 15g for 10.3in, 16g for 12in)

 

 

Drop in replacement for Rega geometry arms (~240mm).  

SME, Technics, Linn & Lenco mount options.

 

  Silver/Copper hybrid wire with captive female RCA/phono plugs 

  Thread / weight type antiskate. 

  Standard Baerwald alignment 

(with consideration given to real world inner groove dimensions).

 

  Vibration shunt (damping trough) 

……and it looks really cool!  Winning Silver at the 2016 BEST Design Awards

 

 

Summary of Contents for Master Unipivot Tonearm

Page 1: ...Ltd P O Box 5415 Dunedin 9058 New Zealand Ph Fax 64 3 4773817 Features of The Wand Master Tonearm Big diameter 22mm carbon fibre tube is 4x stiffer than a normal diameter arm Ergonomic cueing via tip...

Page 2: ...en Ltd v17 Maintenance Re grease the bearing tip occasionally with the grease supplied Touch tip in grease as shown Problem Solving If the arm is not performing well Check the stylus is clean Check th...

Page 3: ...compliance cartridge Step 3 Attach the Leads to the cartridge Left Black Right Red Blue Left Ground White Left Hot Red Right Hot Green Right Ground A WARNING Be careful cartridges are easily damaged U...

Page 4: ...ve Existing holes up to 28mm are fine Contact us about holes 28mm to 48mm which can be made to work Step 4 Set arm height Put the spindle in the round plate The black lever unlocks clockwise but it wi...

Page 5: ...tighten yet Two screw lengths are provided for different plinth thickness The lower clamping plate may go either way up Step 2 Remove rubber transit cap Step 3 Position mount using protractor Step 4...

Page 6: ...p 4 Overhang setup A Swing the protractor and arm round so the stylus is above the arc XY NOTE To avoid damage to the stylus do not let it touch the protractor hold slightly above B Swing above the ar...

Page 7: ...the rod Tracking Weight g Position A C below 1 0g No Weight 1 0 1 6 C 1 6 2 2g B 2 2 g A Step 4 Plug into amplifier Red into Right Black to Left green wire to green earth post If no earth post try att...

Page 8: ...es has been provided with a Vibration Shunt While this may also be seen as an arm damper the thought behind this naming is that this is designed to shunt vibrations from the arm using a silicone oil t...

Page 9: ...e the Plug Clamp Step 2 Feed the plugs through the mounting hole Then fit the top bottom mounts feeding wires thought he slots Add bolt and do up Step 3 Use the supplied 4mm Bolt to secure the plugs t...

Page 10: ...virtues Dynavector DV10x and 20 are also popular and seem to work well In terms of high output cartridges Sumiko Blue Point are good options Nagaoka cartridges are wonderfully dynamic and punchy with...

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