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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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dertonarm
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Dear Nikola, may I suggest that you give the Phase Tech a listen in the Triplanar and vice versa the Benz in the Reed.
As a matter of fact the Triplanar is better suited to low compliance (although I wouldn't really call the Phase Tech P-3G low in compliance ... but it is lower in comparison to the Benz for sure) having a slightly higher effective mass than the Reed.
Aside from this I was only pointing to the similarities in outer shape to return this thread to it's topic.
Cheers,
D.
dertonarm
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Azimuth adjustment shouldn't be necessary - alas, it often is due to lack of precision in way too many cartridges (and sometimes idiotic platter surfaces with ever so slight slope to ensure better contact of record to platter - kind of jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire...).
Cheers,
D.
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nandric
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Dear Daniel, I got both of your messages. So I derectly
swiched to the thread topic. However your advice regarding
the switch between carts I somehow anticipated a priori
and made the comparison some time ago. To me the Phase Tech
P-3G sounds much better in the Reed 2A.

Regards,
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nandric
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Dear Thuchan, I was never credulous. So those who pretend
to be able to see in the future are to me fantast.
However this Mr.Six may be a real prophet regarding the Drachmas in Greece.

Cheers,
dougdeacon
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I would like to see the SME V without the lines and print on its armtube. It would be more difficult to set up...
For shame, Peter! The SME would be easier to set up (properly) without those lines, not more difficult. The lines tempt one to level the armtube when adjusting VTA/SRA instead of focussing on what matters, the cartridge and stylus.

I'm sure you would never do that, so I'm just sayin'. ;-)
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