Technics EPA-102L
¥ 26,000 (around 1976)
Commentary
Carbon fiber semi-integrated type tone arm.
Strong and light carbon fiber helical wound taper pipe is adopted.
Carbon fiber, which has eight times the tensile strength compared to aluminum alloy, is crossed at an angle to obtain the highest strength, wound spirally, and processed into a taper pipe, making it resistant to bending and twisting and lighter.
The shell also uses lightweight, highly rigid carbon-fiber reinforced resin.
Uses a high-sensitivity design gimbal suspension bearing structure suitable for light needle pressure cartridges.
Model Rating
| Type | Static balanced tone arm |
| Effective length | 242mm |
| Overhang | 15mm |
| Height adjustment range | 22 ~ 50 mm Arm Board to Turntable Top Surface For cartridge height 18 mm |
| Offset Angle | 21 ゜ |
| Tracking error angle | + 2.6 ° -0.7 ° or less |
| Needle pressure adjustment range | 0 ~ 2.5g Direct Read Variable |
| Applicable Cartridge Weight | 5g ~ 16g |
| Arm effective mass | 16.5g (cartridge self-weight 16.5g, needle pressure 1.25g) |