{"product_id":"dbl-the-wand-master-9-5-tonearm","title":"DBL The Wand Plus 9.5\" Tonearm","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere we have a nice example of the Wand Plus Tonearm from New Zealand company Design Build Listen (DBL). Unusually styled with its large diameter arm tube the Wand is very well respected and here comes in very good condition. Our example is 9½ inches in length and comes supplied in original factory packaging along with spare weights, manual, setup tool, Ortofon tracking force gauge, plus our usual three month warranty.\u003cbr\u003e\nDecent Audio (original importers) Said….\u003cbr\u003e\nUni-pivot tonearm with carbon fibre arm tube and machined counterweight. Easily adjustable VTA, vibration shunt (damper), silver coated copper wiring, and silver carbon fibre.\u003cbr\u003e\nDeveloped by New Zealand-based company Design Build Listen (DBL), The Wand unipivot tonearm represents a step change in tonearm design. Pared back in rather clever ways, it is crafted to deliver superb sound at a considerably more modest price than might otherwise be expected. The result: remarkable musical bang for your buck.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Wand tonearm is available in three lengths: 9.5\", 10.3\" \u0026amp; 12\" and three specification levels, The Wand Classic, The Wand Plus and The Wand Master Series. In all cases the first thing you’ll notice is The Wand’s unusual looking (but undeniably cool) large diameter carbon fibre arm tube which is cut off at a sharp angle, hence effectively negating the need for a traditional headshell. Instead, the cartridge bolts straight to the arm via a fixed metal block. The cartridge angle is fixed but with an adjustable overhang.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Wand’s engineering is top-class. The tube is said to be four times stiffer than an arm of more conventional diameter and is the result of many hundreds of hours of computer-aided design modelling, as well as considerable time spent listening to various alternative materials.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe arm’s pivot, bearing and counterweight design are also different from the norm. The counterweight and bearing housing are a composite assembly, keeping mass as close to the pivot point as possible and therefore structural resonance to a minimum. Within the bearing itself the pivot point rests into three ball bearings inside the arm tube, as distinct from the more common point-and-cup approach.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 9-inch arm, being mounted at a pivot-to-spindle distance of 222mm, can be used as a drop-in replacement for Rega tonearms. Design Build Listen also manufacture a range of adaptors for Lenco, Thorens, SME and the Linn LP12.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe ‘Master Series’ also features high quality sockets rather than a supplied arm cable, allowing the customer to choose their preferred audiophile-grade lead.\u003cbr\u003e\nSince its launch in 2011, The Wand’s design has attracted a number of highly favourable reviews along with some impressive honours: The Wand Classic and The Wand Plus have won awards for innovation, excellence and value-for-money in design and construction, while in 2016 The Wand Master picked up a BEST Design Award (New Zealand).\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Wand certainly looks to be a powerful performer that punches above its price tag.\u003cbr\u003e\nFeatures:\u003cbr\u003e\nBig diameter (22mm) carbon-fibre tube is 4x stiffer than a normal diameter arm.\u003cbr\u003e\nErgonomic cueing via tip of arm or damped cueing mechanism.\u003cbr\u003e\nCareful termination of arm vibrations with extra damping.\u003cbr\u003e\nMedium effective mass suits most cartridges.\u003cbr\u003e\nEase of installation enabling 90% of the performance to be achieved quickly, first time.\u003cbr\u003e\nFitted with Eichmann\/ETI plugs and Cardas wire in a single unbroken run.\u003cbr\u003e\nThread\/weight type anti-skate.\u003cbr\u003e\nStandard Baerwald alignment (with consideration given to real world inner groove dimensions).\u003cbr\u003e\nSpecifications:\u003cbr\u003e\nEffective Length: 9.5”\u003cbr\u003e\nPivot\/Spindle Distance: 222 mm\u003cbr\u003e\nEffective Mass: 14 g\u003cbr\u003e\nMounting: 25mm diameter hole\u003cbr\u003e\nArmtube Damping: Yes\u003cbr\u003e\nViscous Damping: Yes\u003cbr\u003e\nVTA Adjustment: Adjustable during play; graduated scale\u003cbr\u003e\nCartridge Weight Range: 3 - 8.4 g\u003cbr\u003e\nFinish: Silver carbon fibre\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight: 750 g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"2ndhandhifi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50986301784405,"sku":"F9BU","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/1094\/5365\/files\/IMG_9221-scaled.jpg?v=1750866889","url":"https:\/\/2ndhandhifi.co.uk\/products\/dbl-the-wand-master-9-5-tonearm","provider":"2ndhandhifi.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}