I was able to purchase a Durand Talea MkII used. Really looking forward to the synergy. Thanks everyone and I will comment on the sonics when things are up and playing
looking at upgrading my tonearm from a triplanar
I have a Galibier Gavia table, ZYX Universe II cartridge and a triplanar tonearm running through a Doshi Aalap preamp.
The sound is wonderful but I can't help but feel I could enhance the vinyl rig by upgrading the tonearm,
particularly gaining low level detail.
I've read up on a few models and I am looking for input on an arm that would be a significant step up from the triplanar.
I am particularly interested in comments from previous triplanar owners on sonic improvements with a new arm
the Durand Talea, Kuzma 4 Point and Graham are on my short list. I am not considering anything above $10k
thanks
Tom
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Ralph, your mention of the hardness of the bearings in the Triplanar brings to mind a couple of questions for me. Could you give us your design engineer's perspective on the following? - What is the significance of the hardness of a tonearm's bearings? At the tonearm weights involved, that alone wouldn't seem to be important. - On the other hand, beside the bearing design itself, two bearing characteristics would seem, at least conceptually, to matter a great deal: 1- The bearing's ability to transfer mechanical energy out of the arm tube and into the mass of the turntable 2- The smoothness of the surface of the bearing material, for lowest friction. |
another contender under $10k to seriously consider is the Durand Kairos; which has the composite arm wand. if you want to upgrade from the Talea MkII it would be a nice step up while retaining that same sonic perspective. |
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