Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm

There seems to be any logical arguments why the ViV shouldn’t sound good. Mostly/all from those who have not tried it or even heard it.

On the other hand, there’s a lot of very positive empirical reports from actual users. I’ll likely purchase a ViV to accompany my 4point, Schroeder CB-L, and my Schick (for SPUs) to try out.  Maybe this arm may scratch my linear tracker itch for lower noticeable distortion at the end of records especially for orchestra finishes.

Whatever happened to the Viv Rigid Float CB (carbon fiber) tonearm?

https://ds-exports.biz/rigid-float-tone-arm/

Because I don’t see the CB on their website so I assumed discontinued:

http://www.vivaudiolab.com/Rigid_Float.html

Like VPI, generally seems that when both are offered, Carbon fiber tonearms performs better than aluminum/metal.  So I was wondering which ViV tonearm was better - the HA or CB?

@boothroyd 

thanks for the Sierra lead.  I’ll reach out to ask sonic difference between the HA and CB.  I haven’t found comparisons online yet.