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Arms w/ azimuth adjustment while record is playing

One thing I like about the Well Tempered Arm is that one can safely adjust the azimuth while the record is playing. I also found you can adjust the VTA while the record is playing if you are really careful.

My question is, what other arms are or have been made where it is possible to safely adjust both the VTA and azimuth while the record is playing?
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lewm
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I think the Talea is on a list by itself. With all due respect, the WT tonearms take a long time to stabilize after one has made an azimuth adjustment, and indeed can tend to change azimuth all by themselves as they traverse an LP, due to the interaction of skating force and the viscous bearing. With a WT, I would rather take care to be certain the azimuth is stable, which does not include altering the adjustment "on the fly". That's just my opinion after years of helping a friend tinker with his WT Reference tonearm. The problem may or may not apply to the Amadeus tonearm. No offense meant.
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blueranger
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Graham 2.2
dougdeacon
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Adjusting azimuth on a Graham 2.2 requires raising the stylus off the LP. The adjustment is very quick, much quicker than a JMW or Triplanar, but it's not quite "while the record is playing".

My experience is the same as Lewm's, the Talea's the only arm I know which allows this.
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