New 55,000 Euro tonearm

Dear @mijostyn : Yes, 12" could be for " sex " not for tonearms. I was really satisfied with all of my over 6-8 12" tonearms including the bs of FR66, SAEC’s and the like till I learned.

M.Gomez was very clear about stiffness and rigidity as a main primary target of any tonearm designer . As you said and I know that you don’t need to listen to it the FCL goes against not only the main tonearms design targets but as you said has other issues.

I understand why gentlemans like the unipivots and it’s mainly because its aliveness characteristic that it’s not other thing that higher distortions/colorations. Fine with me but thank you:no any more.

@rsf507 the tonearms posted by mijostyn are all good alternatives for you. Now, exist a TT/tonearm very good alternative and that’s is the Rega RP10 that comes with the new RP2000 tonearm that as no one tonearms is a perfect one but a challenge for any other tonearm and I don’t know if Rega has on sale as a stand alone item. As everything in audio analog always exist trade-offs in all audio items but this Rega is a winner and for that price TT/tonearm combination I could say is the century bargain.

Btw, that Glanz review comes for a reviewer where his reference is the FR66, go figure but additional to that is a long tonearm 12" and I can say expensive for.

ere reviews of the Rega that I think are interestings for almost all of us:

https://www.tonepublications.com/review/rega-rp10-turntable/

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R

@rauliruegas , I always forget about the RB2000. It is a lot of arm for the money and yes, you can buy it individually. Another great arm for the money is the Audimods Series 6.

@mijostyn : I know that it's a reviewer opinion from M.Fremer that is totally biased to SAT analog items but even that in his review of the SAT 75+K  DD turntable and with same carrtridges he said in his review:

" The XD1 shares some sonic characteristics with Rega's revolutionary RP10 turntable: ultrafast, clean transients throughout the audible frequency range; tight, fast bass; revealing midrange transparency; and overall sonic stability and focus. All these characteristics result, apparently, from careful attention paid to structural rigidity and the removal or prevention of unwanted vibrational energy. ""

Those words are " precious " for the RP10 and seriously could puts in the TTs big league when the Rega price is a " laughable " lower than 6K.

Just imagine if its price after those MF words been seated at 50K  ! !

I have to say that I have an eye on it and maybe you need to think about as an " spare " unit.

R.

@rauliruegas , Darn Raul, I just got a new turntable and you are already selling me another one. As a spare I want to get a Dohmann Helix:-)

Dear @mikelavigne : "" the FCL is doing things that no other arm can do. ""

That’s a serious statement, so I would like to ask: like what things?

Thank’s in advance.

@rauliruegas

tonight i’m bringing out some of my big classical guns to really test the mettle of the FCL. and i am blown away.

https://www.discogs.com/release/15465339-Berliner-Philharmoniker-Bernard-Haitink-Anton-Bruckner-Symphonie-Nr-7/image/SW1hZ2U6NTYzODY2NTc=

https://elusivedisc.com/grieg-peer-gynt-numbered-limited-edition-180g-45rpm-2lp/

https://www.discogs.com/release/4908818-Beethoven-Ikuyo-Kamiya-Piano-Sonata-No23-in-F-Minor-Op57-Appassionata

this thing is so fast, crazy unimaginably fast. and it does not break a sweat even a little. for the last 90 minutes i’ve sampled some formidable pressings i had solid aural memories of, and those memories have been laid to waste. a caution......since i cannot switch inputs i’ve not tried my other arms and cartridges without unplugging phono cables, so no A/B’s for now. therefore; i reserve the right to walk this back later when i get around to trying my other choices.

why would the FCL be so fast? i’m not good at ’why’. in my mind i can connect the dots and reason that a field coil assisted uni-pivot bearing has an advantage of a powered magnetic field with zero mass assisting the bearing performance. how could any mechanical bearing or air bearing be as ’fast’ to allow the stylus to maneuver in the groove as a powered magnetic field? so that’s my very non techie mind’s rationalization/theory of what my ears are telling me. but it might not work that way.

what do i mean by fast? i’m hearing considerably more information, while i’m also hearing a more human and real presentation. with greater fine texture, tonal harmonic complexity and timbre, all the while more grainless and with more ease and flow. like it’s technically so superior that it’s just cruising. not even approaching it’s headroom of performance.

hope that makes sense. i don’t really know what is responsible for the performance, or even if ’fast’ is the right descriptor to use.