Straight tonearms without offset angle

In fairness to Pindac, I do not think English is his first language, although he has never said as much.  My guess is German.

Audiogon is the site I visited for many years prior to Joining, where much of what I witnessed was the bemusement of plenty who were contributing.

I joined with an intention to help simplify things, my suggestions are reachable, achievable and aimed at the observer from the side lines or future visitors who may discover a thread I am contributing to.

I have witnessed bemusement offered up on this forum that does come with a cost for a reader. My causing bemusement comes with Zero Cost to a reader, but does seemingly stir further thought for some, which is constructive, is my amusement for myself, there's nothing like seeing the penny drop occasionally.

As when Joe Biden was on a Official State Tour on an Island in Europe, where he had invited an encountered on a Bridge miming Fisherman to a Pub. After having bought the Fisherman's third Pint of Guinness, following the Bridge encounter. Joe inquired " How many did you Catch from the River" to receive the Fisherman's reply " You're the First today"  

Read the recent review of the Viv tonearm. Made me want.to try one.

To truly understand Pindac, one must grasp the fine art of capitalizing random words in a sentence.  Only then will you have true enlightenment, grasshopper.

I think that the OP's logic that the THD from one component somehow covers, or overlays, the THD from another component, rather than the two being additive, does not make sense, IMHO.