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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
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.
thomasheisig
568 posts
 
Personally I would be careful with such " test / reviews " and I haven’t read that report but I heard from my friends, that the Teres is a nice table, but far from being outstanding.

I never owned a Triplanar but I own a Graham.
And I checked a Schroeder Arm. Both on same electronics, same cartridge and same turntable ( Basis Debut ).
Both arms were fitted with a Miyabi.
And the Schroeder is not bass shy, that is nonsense. It creates a bigger soundstage than the Graham and sounds in a way natural, but I thought at that time, the Graham has a better high frequency area and a better image.

Personally I think, all these arms above are super, the Schroeder makes sense, when you have a cartridge you really like, because the arm tube can be matched to that cartridge.
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
"... I heard from my friends, that the Teres is a nice table, but far from being outstanding."

Wow! Let's gratuitously insult Patrick's TT - even though he didn't ask, even though we've never heard one. Thomas, do you still beat up smaller kids on the playground?

Personally, I will be careful with your "tests/reviews". I have firsthand evidence that Thomasheisig is not a nice guy, and far from being outstanding.
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