Both are versions of the Audio Technica Safety Raiser (patent expired). It worked flawlessly, and was height adjustable. Is the Fwend adjustable? Their ads show different sizes — do you have to choose the one that matches to your TT, platter height?
You mean "worked flawlessly unless damaged." Of course damage affects performance, as with everything else — including Little Fwend and other versions.I also question the "worked flawlessly" bit. It worked well generally but could also be fiddly and if the wire "trigger" ever got bent, as happened to one I had, it could be a real pain.
You mean "worked flawlessly unless damaged." Of course damage affects performance, as with everything else — including Little Fwend and other versions.
If the trigger gets bent (damaged) it's very easy to straighten. As for fiddly, if it's positioned correctly, and you understand how it works, it's pretty straightforward — as with Little Fwend and other versions.
By the way, some of those are completely made of plastic but painted to look like metal.
Sometimes you gotta go with what looks good even if it cost a little more especially if it’s going to be showcased like most tables are, the Little Fwend tonearm lifter looks very nice and solid. I have the Ortofon Hi Jack on my AR XA and I personally love the way it looks with the table , it isn’t an easy glide up and down lifter it’s all manual which to some would be a pita, but the craftsmanship is so beautiful that imo it overshadows it’s manual only operation yet still serves it’s purpose as a tonwarm lifter .
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Thanks. It does it’s job and looks pretty classy while doing it imo . Yeah I thought it was a clever name when I first saw it lol .That's actually one of the coolest things I've seen all week! Looks great with your deck and has a killer name to boot. Love it!