@lewm , it was not. What I posted happened, it's his style: post after post till he think already win but in this isue has no reason to post and post and post and all because his friend and because he think is " the best tonearm " outthere. He has knowledge in tube electronic but certainly is not in that way with cartridges or tonearms, at least not as he think.
Lewm you only have to re-read again his statement in that post to know he is totally wrong:
" Back in the old days when the SME5 was first made, there were only three top arms; the SME5, the Graham unipivot and the Triplanar. "
In those times as today the Graham unipivot as all unipivots was a " terrible " tonearm ( a copy of the Audiocraft unipivot. ) but in those times were all the top Japanese tonearm designs where even today the Tri can't compete with.
So, lewm: waht are you talking about?
In the other side I'm not saying a negative comment on the Tri, things are that there are better tonearms andthat's all.
Facts speaks by its self.
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