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Why are modern arms so ugly?

OK.......you're going to say it's subjective and you really looove the look of modern tonearms?
But the great tonearms of the Golden Age are genuinely beautiful in the way that most Ferraris are generally agreed to be beautiful.
Look at the Fidelity Research FR-64s and FR-66s? Look at the SAEC 308 series and the SAEC 407/23? Look at the Micro Seiki MA-505? Even the still audacious Dynavector DV-505/507?
But as an architect who's lifetime has revolved around aesthetics.......I am genuinely offended by the design of most modern arms. And don't give me the old chestnut....'Form follows Function' as a rational for ugliness. These current 'monsters' will never become 'Classics' no matter how many 'rave reviews' they might temporarily assemble.
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thuchan
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Dear all,
As no one is following my advice to look underneath the Cobra arm and the ignorance level is rising (like that word, picked it up in another thread - sorry) may I add:

which tonearm provides a magnetical supported armboard allowing adjustment (hard, soft)?

and to my knowledge it is the most expensive tonearm - but this is an innovation of a different kind.

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halcro OP
2,664 posts
 
Well Dover,
You play with your Vector.......uh....do you even have one?
And I'll listen to my Copperhead.
One of us will keep smiling :^)
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halcro OP
2,664 posts
 
Dear Thuchan,
We are talking tonearms only.
When you take the Cobra or Copperhead off the Caliburn or Criterion and put them on a normal TT......you don't have a magnetically supported armboard. Pity ;^)
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rauliruegas
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Dear Halcro: Tonearm design is not a rocket science and till today as you and Dover knew almost all is already " writed " about. Still there is land for improvements and that's the good subject in thw whole tonearm subject: that we could see new " things " on tonearm design in the future these could means that our cartridges will perform better that with the today tonearms ( any )?: who knows but I hope the new tonearms to come could do it and elevate the quality performance level on what the/our cartridges are showing us today.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
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geoch
354 posts
 
Dear Thuchan,
excuse me, but do you mean that the armboard is floating?
BTW I thought that the most expensive tonearm was the Pluto 9A Prestige gold.
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