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Level the turntable using a 9” or 12” long bubble line level placed next to the
spindle on the platter. The feet rotate in their sockets and will move up and
down allowing fine leveling of the ARIES-3. A level turntable will always
sound better than an unleveled one and will put less strain on the main bearing.
If you need to remove the armboard you should use the 9/64” Allen wrench
supplied.
THE CLASSIC 3 TONEARM
A NEW BASE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR YOUR TONEARM. IT
WILL SUPPORT THE ARM AT THE VTA TOWER AND AT THE
CUEING MECHANISM. THIS SUPPORT GIVES THE ARM MUCH
GREATER RIGIDITY AND PROVIDES DEEPER TIGHTER BASS
RESPONSE.
THE ARMS NOW HAVE THUMBSCREWS INSTEAD OF SET
SCREWS FOR EASIER SETUP AND ADJUSTMENT OF VERTICAL
TRACKING ANGLE (VTA, SRA)
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
NOT FOLLOWING THIS MANUAL WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTEE.
FAILURE TO SEND IN THE WARRANTEE CARD WILL VOID YOUR
WARRANTEE.
Be very careful when handling the tone arm. The internal arm wire is
exposed at the headshell and at the rear of the arm. The Nordost
Valhalla wire is
very
delicate and physical damage to the wire is not
covered by the warranty after the arm is removed from its box.
Please do not touch the unipivot bearing parts. Finger oils on the bearing
cup in the upper bearing housing or on the lower pivot point in the arm
base assembly can cause blemishing of the bearing and possible
corrosion. Also, the point is sharp, be careful.
There are a number of setscrews on the Classic 3 Tone Arm. The Allen
wrenches that come with your arm will only fit the setscrews that you will
need to adjust. All other screws are factory set and should not be
adjusted, except by our trained technicians. Resetting any of the factory
settings is not covered by the warranty.
