Clearaudio TT5 tangential tonearm

@haroon - I believe there is a lesson here from the replies you have received.

Don’t listen to a 1) well set up linear tracker in a 2) well set up room, at the height of Audiophilia Nervosa. You will not forget the moment. It will haunt you. Now this is not a 1 or 2 thing, but 1 and 2 situation that needs to happen. I also believe that the obvious differences in experiences here with Nandric, cleeds and myself, comes down to design and execution of the actual tonearms that were used.


@Nikola - regarding your comments on the tubes.

Those ’’air bearing’’ kinds look like patients in the intensive care room.

All my leisure interests use tubes. Some carry air, some oil, some gas. So I am very much used to tubes. My take is, as long as they are hooked up to my mechanical devices that bring me pleasure, and not me, then all is good. :^)

Soon my ET 2.5 pump will be turnkey. I am training my dog to turn it on. But it will require bribing/coaxing - maybe some peanut butter cookies. 

I have used a Eminent Technology 2 air bearing linear tracking arm on a VPI table for the last 30+ years.  I have made plans to drive to Atlanta and buy a new tt and arm next week.  It will be a Clearaudio Performance DC table and a Clearaudio Tracer radial tone arm.  I am worn out with messing with linear tracking arms.

clearance sale on the ET ?

to the OP, they are rarely set and forget. The CA arm origin is at root dna Souther it not same Arm.  i sold and setup a few Southers back in the day. Keeping the rods clean pays big dividends.

The ET-2 series is my fave to this day but i have not heard the Kuzma.

Any dog that can be trained to power up the air pump gets my nod !

The TT5 is a great arm. They can be temperamental but once setup it produces beautiful music. Every aspect of the table and arm must be level. It also really like flat records. I came very close to buying one but decided on something else. My hands  no longer work like they used work. It might take a few hours to set up. I might buy one in the near future.
I like linear tracking arm. I had a chance to play with one for a few hours.
 I have a ET2 arm on my second turntable. It took me about 8 hours to get it setup. Once set up it stays setup.
Go for it.