Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade"

So you don't have to worry if you choose between Löfgren A or B or Stevenson for the cartridge/tonearm alignment.

You don't have to worry about higher distortions at inner grooves.

That " unexistent " tracking error means  lower distortion levels and higher MUSIC information that means higher MUSIC enjoyment.

Pivoted tonearms designs are well know for better bass range quality performance against the tangential tonearm designs and with the Thales you don't lost this important advantage. Yes, it's a true tonearm evolution. Has the best of both tonearm worlds ! !

R.

How’s it compare to the Schröder ST tonearm?

@whatthe :   Both are pivoted and runs tangentially, so what can makes a differences?

The different build materials used overall and excecution quality level of the designs. The only way to compare in between is to have both mounted in the same system with the same cartridges.

Btw, it's LT not ST ( I think ? ? ? ).

R.

Spell check

I understand how the arms work and for the most part their different approaches to the same problem. I had been close to ordering the Schroeder LT. Just had difficulty getting past it’s appearance. Not that it is ugly. It just does not look like an arm that costs the amount it does. I ordered a Thales Statement 2 days ago. Your statement (no pun intended) made me feel very good about my purchase. I was just trying to understand how you came about your view. Thought maybe you may have had some direct experience with the Thales statement. Downunder seems to own the simplicity ii. Be very interested to here what he has to offer. I do obviously feel the same way you do. Looking forward to confirming the thoughts in a week or so.
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