SCHEU Premier substitution

Hassel,

I've heard the Tacco/Schroeder comparison several times from a few German Scheu owners, I assume the tables are fairly popular over there. Did you have a chance to compare the Tacco to a Schroeder, and if so, which one?

There aren't too many owners here in the States, so there aren't many people with comparison experience.

The combination is extremely musical to me, but I don't have much(acutally any) other personal vinyl expereince.

I am happy to hear that Scheu has come out with a better motor.
Hassel, you siad above..."I've heard the Tacco/Schroeder comparison several times from a few German Scheu owners"
did they give any comment as to which arm was better (Schroder or Tacco and why??

Rick (RWD)

Darkmoebius, Rwd,
no, I myself do have a Tacco, but I have never compared the
Tacco to any Schroeder. Over on the German www.analog-forum.de, member "Tom" compared the first version of the Tacco to his Schroeder, and found the Tacco to be close to the Schroeder. Later, Scheu modified the Tacco, which improved its performance futher. Member "Otto" had a Wheaton Triplanar, which he sold after getting a Tacco. He compared the Tacco to it a Schröder Reference, too, and wrote "the Schroeder-arm - to which I compared the Tacco, too - I dont´t need to have for its price". He mentioned the following chareacteristics for the Tacco: "tempo and authority, bass performance, energy, the ability to produce extraordinary spaciousness".

Obviously, both arms are of the highest quality, only the Tacco sells for 1800 Euros. You might drop an e-mail to Soundscape-Hifi, too, who has compared Schroeders and Taccos, too.

Hassel, is Soundscape-hifi a dealer or Audiogon member?
Also, are you in the NYC tri-state are? We are gathering a group of us to attened the VTV in NJ on May 6th.

Hi RWD,

Soundscape HiFi is a high end audio dealership in Singapore, but Marco posts here and on Audio Asylum fairly often. Great person for advice and ideas.

Their website is probably one of the best audio sites available for information on the products they carry. Lots on in-depth info, pictures, and experiences.