[zenith2134]

Hi,
Not sure where you members sit in regards to 7'' vinyl and styrene discs, but I have a considerable collection waiting in the wings for me to get serious about.

As an aside, I do have Decca flip-books of 45rpm singles from the 50s, about 7 of them full of great music. Inherited from a relative who passed on to the otherside in 1988.
I have been hesitant to use my shibata and line contact styli on these discs, although I maintain a direct drive secondary table with basic elliptical tip for these. (rest of system= Sansui 3000a receiver and bic venturi II speakers).

Rather than obtain one of those RCA Victor 7"-only tables, I wish to procure a table myself. Need to figure out which arm length and cartridge+tonearm mass would be ideal for this. Some of the old doowop stuff is slightly warped.

I will be using a restored DeWald monaural ampli with 6BQ5 push pull output, tube rect., and dual triode front end. May be purchasing a beautiful old Capehart hornloaded speaker w/ 12" woofer.

Would like to discuss monaural/7" single reproduction, since the whole of the high-end audio world seems to neglect this elemental area of the hobby.