What arm is on this Oracle?

[fiddlefye]

A friend sent me a pic of his Oracle table and while the arm looks really familiar I'm not sure what it is and neither is he. Any ideas?

 

[Montycat]

The pivot reminds me of some Denon arms but that's all I got...so far.

 

[mech986]

Pivot also looks like an ADC pivot but I don't recall they made any S shaped arms. Have him take some closeup pics of the pivot area, the base, and the arm that holds the lock, there might be labeling over there somewhere.

 

[marcmorin]

Good eye folks, it is indeed an ADC arm, made to the specs that Linn wanted........Linn LVV arm

 

[fiddlefye]

Good eye folks, it is indeed an ADC arm, made to the specs that Linn wanted........Linn LVV arm

Ah yes! I had a LVX Basik and the anti-skate arrangement is the same. I knew there was something annoyingly familiar going on....

 

[sreten]

Hi,

Linn LVV. Decent arm but nowhere near good enough for an
Oracle IMO. Minimum IMO is a Linn LVX+ or Syrinx LE1.

There are a number of rare arms with Linn compatible
mounting that would suit, probably one of the ideal
arms that suit would be the Alphason HR100S :

rgds, sreten.

 

[Descartridge]

^+2

 

[fiddlefye]

I think my friend is actually pretty happy with the performance of the arm. The table was gifted to him on "long-term-perhaps-permanent" loan, so I doubt he will be making any changes to it any time soon. He has a bit of a propensity to change carts now and again, so I imagine the removable headshell is useful.

 

[Balifly]

The table was gifted to him on "long-term-perhaps-permanent" loan,

I have a few of those from friends of the family.

 

[sreten]

I think my friend is actually pretty happy with the performance of the arm.
The table was gifted to him on "long-term-perhaps-permanent" loan, so I
doubt he will be making any changes to it any time soon. He has a bit of
a propensity to change carts now and again, so I imagine the removable
headshell is useful.

Hi,

Fair enough, but its like buying a sports car and being happy fitting
it with tyres much more suitable for a mundane runaround. It will
work, its a good expensive turntable and a decent budget arm,
but don't pretend the combination does the the Oracle justice,
or that it will get the best out of a range of fitted cartridges.

rgds, sreten.