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VPI Uni-Pivit Tone Arms

I have owned a few VPI TT with the uni-pivit arm. My current TT is the VPI classic 3 signature. The uni-pivit arm is wearing me out. The arm is always tilted to one side no matter how I adjust it. I also notice that the sharp point in the arm housing has rounded quite a bit. I remember some time ago when I touched it I would get a sharp prick like a pin sticking me. Now i can run my finger across it without worrying. Is this normal?
Has anyone else notice the tilted arm? Mine is tilted to the left and sometimes the ears (the part that sticks out from the arm housing) touches the base of the housing.

But with all this discomfort, the TT still sounds awesome. But I hate those things about the TT that I pointed out. I owned the vpi classic, scout, and scout 2, and they all have those faults I mentioned that bothers me.

What's your experience with the uni-pivit arms?


almandog
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mijostyn
8,570 posts
 
Not bad millercarbon. Origin Live makes a good tonearm for the money.
The low friction excuse for a unipivot arm is fiction as the entire weight of the arm and cartridge is focused on that one bearing. With two contact points the weight is halved on each bearing and so forth. Modern bearings have extremely low friction. Another factor is that the cartridge has very favorable leverage over the bearings being at quite a distance from them. Stability is more important. 
almandog OP
142 posts
 
So what is a good replacement arm for VPI Uni-Pivot arm. Please don't mention any thing over $3K.
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
Jelco 750 is an excellent affordable arm!
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
And for twice the money there is the Fidelity Research FR64. I'd go for the Jelco!
almandog OP
142 posts
 
How about a VPI 3D arm and the Dual-pivot device?
Would I need to get anything else to accommodate those two items on the turntable?
Any here has that setup?
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