Schroder sq and the new talea

Hi Mikelavigne,

I had exactly the same impressions. And so did two others that I was with in the room. I think the differences were pretty obvious. That being said, I have no idea what was the greatest contributing factor. I am wondering about the Soundsmith cartridge compared to the Dyanvector though. Your comment about the Basie 45-vs-33 comparison was interesting. Could the differences that you heard be a function of the cartridge as opposed to the arm?

Ttbolad,

i've heard the Sussaro 5 or 6 times now and have always liked it and a few times loved it. i consider it to be in the same general performance class as the Ortofon A90 or Dyna XV1s.

i remember last year at RMAF in the Soundsmith room there was a Sussaro on Chris Brady's new arm and and on a VPI arm. the sound was totally different; i loved it on Chris's arm and thought it was just Ok on the VPI; and then there was another Sussaro on the tt in the Lotus Design room which was different in another way. but all three of those Sussaro's were well behaved and solid sounding on those three different arms.

i owned the original Dyna XV-1s for a year; so i'm fairly familiar with it.

i have heard both the Schroeder and Talea with multiple cartridges and i'm use to switching cartridges back and forth among my arms.

still; your question is a good one and no final answer can be found without actually specifically listening to the arms with multiple cartridges.

but my 'opinion' is that i have a good enough feel for these arms and cartridges that i have a pretty good idea of what the arms are doing.

as far as the distortion on the Basie 88; i'm going to assume that Frank would not have choosen the Sussaro if there was an incompatability that would result in that problem. but who knows?

I am really sorry I did not stay long enough to hear the Basie LPs. I am very familiar with that music and that session and might have gotten a better idea about what was going on with the tonearms. Prior to that, and up to the time I retreated to Steve Dobbins' room, none of the musical selections were my "cup of tea", so to speak. Mike, the Beat is fabulous and delicious; I am envious.

OK tonearm guru's.

Help. My Talea ll is on it's way. I have an Allnic Puritas on loan. 11 gram weight. 18 ohm impedence.

Ralph, what did you mean by changing effective mass by repositioning the three seperate weights on the Triplanar?. Is there something I need to know to get the best out of the Talea/Puritas combo?. It appears to me that the weight of 11 grams for the cart is on the high side?.

Mike, any advice on setup?.

Anyone else may also lend a hand.

Will a 100 Ohm impedence on my Atma-Sphere MP-1 pre be too low for a cart with an 18 Ohm internal impedence?.

So many questions, so little listening time.

Bill,

You need to experiment with your MP-1 loading. I've run as high as wide open (47K - no loading resistors) with an XV-1s. On other phono stages with the XV-1s, I've run as low as 35 ohms.

Tri-Planars, Moerchs, Taleas, and a few other arms come with multiple counterweights.

If you use a heavier combination of weights, closer to the bearing pivot (adjusting for desired tracking force), you'll have a lower effective mass than by using a lighter weight combination located farther from the pivot.

Listen for bass tonality, and adjust accordingly.

Lastly, your dealer should be able to guide you through this. If they don't know the answer, then I'd contact Joel Durand so that he can educate them.

Trust your ears.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier