The Schroeder has arrived


My Schroeder Reference arrived over the holiday weekend. It has been a long wait but looks to be well worth it. The fit and finish on this tonearm is a work of art. The adjustments are actually very simple compared to many arms. Most adjustments are just a slight turn of a set screw. The arm sounds incredible. I have heard others say effortless. That seems pretty good to me as words really cannot describe how good this sounds in my system. I am still in the process of fine tuning and the wire is still breaking in so I guess it will probably sound even better. I am using a Shelter 901 on it and that seems to match up well. BTW, if anyone is looking to buy a Schroeder I would strongly suggest working with Thom at Galibier Design. He kept in contact with me throughout the lengthy waiting period and was excellent with the delivery and setup. I would though be interested to hear from any others that may have this tonearm and their thoughts on some of the cartridges that are a good match.
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Very good points Frank. Btw, I work ( for years ) hard with my system for to have " luck " about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Yup! What y'all said.

Last night I put in the caveat on my spreadsheet for the unsuspecting.

It's interesting - I'm also finding the maximum safe bottom f. res. at about 9 Hz. A bit lower can work with some carts. but 9 seems to be safe number (solid stand, unsuspended deck).

What is obvious to us, is not always obvious to the newbie.

Cheers,
Thom
Considering the panoply of equipment you are using I would be more concerned about the MC step-up to (proposed) cartridge matching.
Hi Jhendrixfan,

I'm not sure who's "panoply of equipment" you're referencing. If it's Dmailer's, his signal path is quite straight-forward and neutral. You can view it here:

http://www.galibierdesign.com/systems_larry_keatts.html

Yes, there are better MC step-ups out there, and Dave Slagle's (Intact Audio) is one of them. One thing at a time ...

Maybe you're referring to someone else's panoply?

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier