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LITTLE FWEND Low MK2 + P8/P10 Mount for Rega Turntables

Little Fwend is the automatic tonearm lifter that has one mission; it lifts the tonearm up at the inevitable end of a vinyl record. It does it safely. It does it smoothly. It does it looking good.

$599.00

Brand

Little Fwend

DESCRIPTION

Little Fwend is the automatic tonearm lifter that has one mission; it lifts the tonearm up at the inevitable end of a vinyl record. It does it safely. It does it smoothly. It does it looking good.

As far as we are aware this is the only automatic arm lifter which is internally damped to protect your valuable investment and ensure low-mass tonearms aren't bounced.

Lifting Mechanism: Safe. Smooth. Silent. Those were the most important aspects of the design. We experimented a lot finding the right relationship between spring compression force, travel, dampening and friction. Little Fwend lifts the tonearm smoothly and controlled with minimum use of force (and a little help from Newtons fwends). Little Fwend can lift tonearms with cartridges set up to 5 grams VTF. Limited edition mounting platform for the Low model. Custom machined to fit the skeletal plinth Rega P8/P10/Naia.

Release Antenna: High carbon steel Roslau piano wire. Very low lateral force is required to release the mechanism.

Rubber Beam. Neoprene rubber padding lets the tonearm rest safely and stable even with the level a few degrees off both horizontally and vertically.

Height Ranges. Little Fwend comes in two different sizes, Low and High. The Low model can be used under tonearms with clearance between the underside of the arm wand and the mounting surface as low as 32mm, up to 49mm. the High model from 49mm, up to 82mm. Height is adjusted by a set screw in the base. The appropriate hex key is enclosed. Please measure the distance from mounting/plinth surface up to the underside of tonearm wand. Take the measurement when the tonearm has correct VTA and the needle is in the groove. Subtract approx. 1mm from this distance, to make sure there will be safe clearance between the rubber beam and the moving tonearm.

The P8/P10-Mount is designed to be very intuitive and easy to install. The mounting platform is friction-fit and when the recessed arc is aligned along the curvature of the platter, the mount will be oriented correctly.

The P8/P10Mount will also fit the other Rega models from the P3 and up as the 44mm diameter opening in the arm brace is the same for all of them.

(This is an unofficial product and has nothing to do with Rega)

Mounting Platform. 0.3mm steel disc with a Scotch 3M re-stickable dot as a mounting base (so no adhesive residue is left on your plinth). Little Fwend is fastened to the platform through magnetic force. The axially magnetised N52-magnet in the base is strong enough to keep Little Fwend in place, but weak enough to easily reorient the trigger antenna for the various run-out groove areas. Little Fwend is readjusted in seconds. The diametrical magnetic field is very low and will not affect magnetic metals in the radius of the base.

COMPATIBLE REGA TURNTABLES:

NAIA LOW + P8/P10Mount

P3-24 LOW

P78 LOW

Planar 1

Planar 1+ LOW

Planar 2 LOW

Planar 3 LOW

Planar 3 RS LOW

Planar 5 LOW

Planar 6 LOW

Planar 6 RS LOW