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Triplanar madness I tell u, madness

WOW

From the first few seconds I knew it was going to be incredible. Triplanar Vll and ZYX UNIverse.

I could not listen to a full song, let alone a full album side.

Maybe I can lower the VTA a little, oh ya, now I need to recheck VTF, but wait, I lost the focus, oh ya, I forgot to re-tighten the VTA adjustment screw, why is there more music coming from the right speaker as opposed to the left, of ya, forgot to re-adjust the anti skate. I gotta go to home depot and get those o-rings. There we go, focus is back. let me check the downforce again. WAIT WAIT WAIT, I only have two hours on the cartridge.

My wife is right.......IDIOT is my petname.

Come On, Come On, when will the 25 hours of play be up. Sh^)^(*, I have to go to sleep. Maybe it will rain tommorrow and I won't be able to go to work (Roofing)

IDIOT
cousinbillyl
cousinbillyl OP
190 posts
 
Hey Oil Man

I loved the silver. It was the best cartridge I had ever owned. Unfortunately the arm I used it on did not allow easy VTA or Azimuth adjustment.

The Triplanar is so easy to adjust it's incredible. Minor changes even this early show improvement's.

As for the sound, both are fantastic.

What arm are you using?.

Bill
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sunnyboy1956
424 posts
 
Cousin,
Is your Triplanar mounted on a Gyrodec? Am curious coz that's a path I intend to follow someday.
Cheers
cousinbillyl OP
190 posts
 
Hello SunnyBoy

I took an old piece of Oak door jam. I used the old Gyrodec round armboard to make a template. I cut an odd shaped piece, no two sides parallel or of the same length. (I think this might help with diffracting any resonances better). First I drilled the holes to mount the board, mounted it, then I used the Triplanar template supplied to drill those holes. There is some play when mounting the arm, so make double sure you have exactly 233.5 mm from spindle to pivot point. Doug Deacon can give you better instructions than I.

Bill
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sunnyboy1956
424 posts
 
Hi Bill,
Many thanks. I have a spare armboard so my task should be a lot easier. What tonearm were you using prior to the Triplanar and are the improvements in multiples of ecstasy!!!? Am ploughing a Rega RB1000 with a Lyra Skala.
Cheers
oilmanmojo
472 posts
 
bill
i am using the universe on the maplenoll which has an airbearing linear arm that I modified. Great synergy with the universe cartridge. I get mesmerized just listening to the incredible detail this combination gives me
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