Schroeder vs. Triplanar VII Sonic Differences

BTW Thom,the Air Tangent,that my pal owned,replaced the E.T.-2.At that time,four of my friends ran that arm.They all loved it!!AMOF a good portion of "The Mercury LP Series" reviewed in TAS was reviewed with the E.T.

The Air Tangent was an upgrade,though,in performance.But it was not a big leap in performance,originally.Just about as you described!!Until there was the addition of a new compressor,which really stiffened the bearing.Two people I know went that route,and did cartwheels afterwards!!Literally,the addition of a "dentist office compressor",and bought from some retiring orthodontist in Brooklyn.Originally,we laughed at this,but were clearly proven too quick to judge.This did significantly improve the bass response of the Air Tangent.However when it would cycle in,you thought someone was running a motor boat engine,in the next room.My friend had it sandwitched between king size pillows!Amazing how we go to some lengths,for our passion,and I know of nobody more passionate about vinyl replay than my friend."Ya godda luv the guy"!

Best!

Thanks for the comments, Speedy.

In reply to Downunder's question, I lived with my Merrill Periphery Clamp for 9 years - beginning when in my mid-30's. More recently, I evaluated one made by Sound Engineering. Bob B. was very interested in becoming an OEM supplier for me.

The danger is real, and I would not put my stamp of approval on either of these products. When I speak of paying attention to cantilever health, I am referring to what I call "boundary conditions".

When you are wide awake and functioning at your best, you typically don't have accidents.

I would hope however that everyone reading this has had those magical listening experiences - late at night when you fall off into a trance.

It's when we are in those elusive states of consciousness that we should not have to shift back into 100% real-world consciousness in order to play the other side.

To my way of thinking, this hobby is all about space and time travel - to a magical place where the recording was made.

Shifting your mental state has the same (or worse) effect on the musical experience as does poor fidelity.

The last thing I want on my conscience is for someone to trash a Koetsu or ZYX because of a periphery clamp.

None of this is intended to discourage those who see no problem with its use. It does, however add another step to the act of playing a record. As I mentioned earlier, what one person calls ritual, another calls drudgery. This is an individual determination.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier

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Thom,
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Have you had any positive/negative experiences with using "Record Flattener's" on LP's. Are they worth the effort /cost ?
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Thanks,
Larry
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I have not, had the opportunity, Larry.

I assume you are talking about the ones which ramp up / down the temperature while pressing the records flat?

In theory, you'd effect an improvement with respect to warp-wow. In practice ?? It's something I'll get around to trying sooner or later.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier

I know a fellow hobbyist,actually a fanatical LP collector/audiophile,who was very doubtful as to the effectiveness of this.He has a "fabulous" collection of vinyl.Actually,probably one of the best LP collections available.He did spring for the disc flattener,in question,and is head over heels "crazy" about it.It does everything claimed,and does NO damage to any LP he's tried.He has some extremely rare,and expensive discs which, when flattened ,were "better than new",according to him.

Looks like a winner,but not cheap!