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I have followed the Supatrac Tonearm from the very earliest time it was becoming a offered product, the designer has always been open about how it is being developed.

Even more admirable, the designer and now owner of the IP and rights to the Supatrac as a design, has been a regular participant on a Thread in the same forum as the link, about mimic designs to the Supatrac being produced. The designers input has been always encouraging the concepts to be developed to their maximum potential.

Dohmann TT’s are regularly presented by certain forum members as very worthy and a worthwhile consideration as a TT’s on this forum.

Mark Doehman has now adopted the use of the Supatrac and some comments made can be seen in the Link added.

Interesting as well, is the Supatrac is also seen used with a SP10 Mk II, mounted on a OMA Plinth.

I’m feeling quite pleased the Supatrac is being discovered by those curious and allowing the interest created to encourage further investing in their Vinyl Systems.

On this forum, I have in the past, encouraged others to consider a Tonearm which is a version/variant of the Supatrac that is being produced as a mimic TA. These are now to be seen in multiple designs built around the Supatracs Mechanical Interfaces and Geometry. A investigation will show there is not too much expense needed to be outlaid to get on board. For one who adopts the project, there is  valuable learning to be had if the Supatrac mimic approach is taken on as an activity.

How about a Supatrac used as a Curve Ball TA on other TT’s discussed in this thread, or even extending it to being a Curve Ball TA on other TT's in general.

As a TA, it certainly has become one that has creditability, a little help given where required, especially from a well regarded TT designer, who has discovered value from using it and is willing to make their experience and impression made public.

I just read the owners manual describing setup of the Supatrac. What a delightfully mid-century British device! Reminds me of putting up the convertible top on an MG TC. However the core idea of placing the pivot in the plane or below the plane of the LP surface has merit.

One can't overlook 124 Pages of emerging versions of the Supatrac, all seemingly receiving a sprinkle of Blessings from the Supatrac designer.

A novel take on a Uni-pivot arm (page 124) - Tonearms - Lenco Heaven Turntable Forum

+1 on the Esoteric.  I own both it and (because I couldn’t pass up the price used) a VPI Avenger Titan, which may be something to consider.  The Titan is also extremely easy to set up correctly.

The Esoteric is (barely) superior to the top of the line VPI, but you can get the VPI used for $20k with tone arm used.  (New, it’s somewhere around $60k.)  And for most recordings, I can’t tell the difference, and it probably comes down to choice of cartridge.

i suspect the Esoteric holds its value better.  I’ve never seen a used one for sale.

Arriving a bit late to the discussion, but having upgraded my turntable five times since the start of covid (there is probably a great research project on the effect of covid on audio upgrade patterns), I ultimately landed on a CS Port TAT1M2. While not in the same price range as those being discussed, this table combined with the Kuzma Safir and the Koetsu Blue Lace and Koetsu SUT, has been a game changer for me. This combination continues to reveal new details in both new quality releases (Aja on 45 and Bill Evans "Waltz for Debby") as well as some of my original albums ("Blues and the Abstract Truth" and the first Tracy Chapman). Most importantly, I am able to listen for hours and hours without any of the exhaustion that can sometimes occur with other systems. 

It might be worth a listen if you have a chance.