Triplanar Question??

Hey Doug, your comments on universe are interesting to say the least. I have not reached that usage yet, but from what you have said the cartridge is getting better with time like a fine wine. thanks for the update.

I have a Triplanar Mk7 with the Universe Copper. I set the anti-skate at the same level as the tracking force.

I found the VTA setting to be critical to really wake things up.

The combination is quite good! Records I thought were slightly worn now play fine; records I thought had noise are a lot quieter. I never wonder 'is that setup going to track this record?' or anything remotely like it- the combination tracks anything I've been able to find with ease. Really fun!

Ralph,

I'm not sure what you mean by setting A/S the same level as tracking force. The TriPlanar has no dial for A/S or VTF. Can you elaborate?

Doug

P.S. I agree about tracking in general. Our copy of 'Trio' (Parton, Harris, Ronstadt) has a nasty double pinch warp. Neither a (low hours) Transfiguration Orpheus nor a (well broken in) Ortofon Jubilee can stay in those grooves. They literally jumped off the record. The UNIverse not only tracks it cleanly, there's no audible hitch when it passes over the warp. :-)

Yes, please do elaborate Ralph. Your statement is a bit confusing to me.

Peter

I set the antiskating weight so that the outside edge is lined up just shy of the the second mark, since I'm tracking very nearly 2 grams. It seems to work OK. Near the end of a blank LP, it holds its own.

Now that I look at it though, I can't say for sure that that is what the marks mean :)