Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade"

@nandric ,

I have several LPs which I recorded (the first being Canto General, music of Mikas Theodorakis). For that recording we got the biggest bass drum in the state, which was a good six feet across. I have the master tapes and I know how this recording is supposed to sound. The LP was cut without any processing whatsoever other than RIAA pre-emphasis.

This LP does quite well as a test record for me as it has very wide dynamic range and very deep bass. Most arms can't play it right; the Triplanar is one of the very few that can. It also easily tracks the Church Windows LP which has groove modulation well in excess of 60 microns.

As others have mentioned, the arm tracks everything you throw at it. In fact this arm taught me that the ability of the arm to track the cartridge correctly is far more important than the choice of cartridge. It is the most adjustable arm in the world and has the lowest friction bearings of any arm made.

Regarding not believing you:
Being quite familiar with Occam's Razor, right now its suggesting to me that there is a simple explanation here:  despite claims of many arms and cartridges, you may not know how to set up a tone arm and/or you don't have and never had a Triplanar.

I really hope that you can refute my finding ... then I can sell my Triplanar  without any guilt

surely you want your findings to be confirmed? Otherwise it is clear your particular Triplanar is defective and hence unsaleable?

FWIW I was a long time Triplanar owner and never found it to be a great tracker, it also lost control on complex passages with blown out bass and edgy sound. My current Durand unipivot was a major step up. In other words I suspect that Nandrics findings will be confirmed

@nandric, it would appear that you prefer simple statement of facts, thus eliminating any confusion as to the meaning or intent. Please allow me to re-post my observations.

To my ears, my Tri-Planar does not mistrack when playing music albums

I don’t care if my Tri-Planar can track 50 microns on a test record

I have no interest in the Higgs particle

I do not like looking up Latin phrases when simple English will suffice

I am interested in learning more about Tri-Planar SE Upgrade

Thanks mem2112 for your useful comments. I've talked to a few other people who have the TP/Universe combo, all have reported great results.

nandric, sorry if I was a bit sarcastic but I still fail to understand your obsession with test records and being able to track 50 microns. 

If you suspect you have a problem, just send it back to Tri Mai and have him check it out. For the few bucks shipping, you'll have peace of mind and if you're still unhappy, you can sell it with a clear conscience.