Little Fwend Automatic Tonearm Lifter

Little Fwend Automatic Tonearm Lifter

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Overview

Little Fwend is the automatic tonearm lifter with one mission: to save your cartridge from unnecessary wear. Providing turntable owners with peace of mind since 2015, Little Fwend mounts on your turntable and triggers a lifting mechanism that raises your tonearm and stylus above the surface of the record after the music inevitably fades out. A great turntable is almost always manual, but some of us use expensive cartridges that we want to keep safe from unnecessary wear; others find the sound of the run-out groove annoying to wake up to. Whatever the reason, Little Fwend has you covered.

Model: High

The original model for Clearaudio, VPI, Kuzma, Dr. Feickert, McIntosh, and many more brands.

For turntables with 48-81mm from the mounting surface and up to the underside of the tonearm, measured while the stylus is in the groove.

Little Fwend's original model has been sold to more than 1500 happy customers since 2016. The High model fits turntables with thicker platters (VPI, McIntosh, Dohmann etc.)

For the Little Fwend to work, you need a flat mounting surface between the edge of the platter and the base of the tonearm to adhere to the magnetic mounting disc. Point the stylus towards the middle of the run-out groove of a 12” record and measure if you have at least 28mm diameter free space straight under the tonearm tube.

Model: Low

The original model for Rega, Linn, Thorens, Pro-Ject, MoFi Electronics and many more brands.

For turntables with 32-49mm from the mounting surface and up to the underside of the tonearm, measured while the stylus is in the groove.

Little Fwend's original model has been sold to more than 2000 happy customers since 2016. The Low model fits most turntables with regular thickness platters (Linn, Rega etc.) or where the Low is mounted on the armpod instead of on the plinth (Brinkmann, Michell Gyrodec etc.)

For the Little Fwend to work, you need a flat mounting surface between the edge of the platter and the base of the tonearm to adhere the magnetic mounting disc. Point the stylus towards the middle of the run-out groove of a 12” record and measure if you have at least 28mm diameter free space straight under the tonearm tube.

Model: Disco Mk2

Custom machined to fit the new SL-1300G and every Technics SL-1200 version from the 1979 Mk2 and up to the latest high end models.

The new upgraded Disco is no longer made from lightweight aluminium but machined from solid brass and then nickel plated. The functional upgrade is that it now comes with a magnet mount instead of a double-sided adhesive. You can just lift it off the mounting platform to readjust the trigger point or height level. The hex set screw dimension is also changed to the larger M3, so if (or when) you loose the Allen key in your long-haired rug, you can use a standard 1.5mm Allen key instead of the original 0.9mm very non-standard size.

The adjustable height range is based on use with the standard 5.8mm rubber mat and Technics tonearm. If you have modified your turntable or use other configurations, there is an extra double-sided adhesive in the toolkit so you can go lower by omitting the 0.5mm mounting platform.

Model: Low + P8/P10Mount

Limited edition mounting platform for the Low model. Custom machined to fit the skeletal plinth Rega P8/P10/Naia.

Little Fwend has received countless emails from customers asking how they can get their Low model to work when there is a circular hole just where it needs to be mounted.

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.

If you´re a new customer, you need the Low P8/P10-bundle. If you already have a Low model, you can just get the P8/P10Mount and you´re back in business in no time.

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.

Details & Specs

Model High Low Disco Mk2 P8/P10Mount
Base material Nickel plated brass Nickel plated brass Nickel plated brass -
Top material Nickel plated brass, stainless steel Nickel plated brass, stainless steel Nickel plated brass, stainless steel Aluminium 2014-T6
Rubber material Neoprene 70 Shore Neoprene 70 Shore Neoprene 70 Shore Neoprene 70 Shore
Magnet Neodymium N35 Neodymium N35 Neodymium N35 -
Set screw Steel Hex M2 x 3mm Steel Hex M3 x 3mm Steel Hex M3 x 3mm -
Damping gel Fluorocarbon Fluorocarbon Fluorocarbon -
Height range 48-81mm 32-49mm - -
Weight 67g - 41g 42g
Base diameter 19mm 16mm - 50mm x 4mm
Toolkit
  • Eklind 0.9mm Allen key
  • magnetic mounting discs
  • 3M non-adhesive mounting pad
  • Eklind 1.5mm Allen key
  • magnetic mounting discs
  • 3M non-adhesive mounting pad
  • Eklind 1.5mm allen key
  • magnetic mounting platform
  • extra 3M 300LSE double-sided adhesive
  • Eklind 1.5mm + 0.9mm Allen keys
  • extra magnetic mounting discs

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A Piece of audiophile jewelry!

This Little Fwend is an exquisite piece of design and craftsmanship! It works flawlessly every time and looks like it is part of the high end Rega turntable i have! Details have been thought out admirably. I was wondering about ordering this as it was costly but I am so glad I did!!
And Audio Advice had it in stock and shipped it right out, well packed!