VPI Fatboy 9 3D Gimbal braccio

9-inch gimbal tonearm, 3D printed and wired with Nordost Reference

In the Fatboy 9 3D Gimbal the straight 9-inch wand, with its integrated headshell, rides on a full gimbal bearing instead of a unipivot. Internal wiring is Nordost Reference and the adjustable counterweight weighs 180 g, against 120 g on the unipivot Fatboy 9 3D.

3D printing one arm lasts 24 hours and uses a plastic and resin compound described as ultralight and indestructible. The wand alone is on sale and it requires the JMW-VTA base. Azimuth and VTA are adjustable.

• Bearing: full gimbal
• Internal wiring: Nordost Reference
• Pivot-to-spindle distance: 223 mm
• Effective mass: 10.2 g
• Overhang: 17.7 mm
• Offset angle: 22.85°
• Materials: 3D-processed Delrin and epoxy resin, plus steel, aluminum and copper