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Schroeder versus Tri-Planar

I've got a Graham 2.2 and I love it, but I'd also love to try a truly high-quality gimbaled arm. I'm curious whether there are people who have heard the Schroeder Model 1 and the Tri-Planar Model VII. The reviews on each are superb.

However Chris Brady on the Teres site describes the Tri-Planar as a bit bright and analytical - qualities I hate in audio equipment. He also describes the Schroeder as loose in the bass - not a good thing either, though he hypothesizes that the wood arm wands might alleviate that problem.

any experiences folks? Patrick
patrickamory
tpsonic
1,092 posts
 
I own the Schroder Model 1.It has been mounted with a Clearaudio Ref. and a Myabi.Neither was loose in the bass.It is a stellar performer.Maybe the effect was due to a mismatch else where.I have not heard/owned the Triplanar since the 4.5 version,can't weigh in on that arm.
jafox
1,465 posts
 
A very interesting conclusion by Chris Brady as virtually every review of the Triplanar I have read refers to its somewhat overly rich midrange and not having the very last word in detail on the top. But it was loved by all who reviewed it. I do not recall it ever being reviewed as bright or analytical so I suspect such a conclusion must be due to a mismatch with the Teres.
patrickamory OP
193 posts
 
Now someone's suggested the Basis Vector... even saying it blows away the Graham 2.2. I can't find much about this arm online, except that it uses an innovative "multipivot" bearing, whatever that means.

Has anyone heard it? How would it compare to the other arms under discussion?
blcube
94 posts
 
There is something about the Basis Vector on Audiogon in discussion form,also on Audio Asylum.I`LL say this, I have the Basis Vector in my system now and it`s a (SMOKER)I have`t had a side by side test with the Graham 2.2 yet
cmk
397 posts
 
Beautiful analogue setup you have Patrick.

As I'm currently using the Schroeder 2, I can confidently say that the Schroeder has no bass problems. I've come from using the Kuzma Stogi Reference, which is a gimbal arm and has very good bass. The Schroeder is superior as it doesn't have any bearings, and is fine-tunable to your cartridge. VTA, VTF, azimuth, anti-skate. It will allow your cartridge to extract the most detail from the grooves while remaining intensely musical.
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