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In Reply to: RE: Yes. posted by mosin on October 21, 2012 at 06:02:56
Grinch alert.........
Maybe eventually - after my cremation - the technology/concept employed in this design will "trickle down". Maybe worldwide "redistribution of wealth" will occur during my lifetime and the hifi market will tilt towards enthusiasts who don't have such large sums available to put towards their vinyl systems, and Shroeder will be able to lower the price and dramatically increase sales volume sales (doubtful).
Win, I can and do admire products like your tt design and this arm from afar, but for the foreseeable future it really has no, ahh, bearing on listening to music at my house. Tough for me to get excited about products like this one which are so far from my reality and certainly not a requisite for being immersed in recorded music.
Curious......
Shroeder's new design appeals to me more than currently available linear trackers - it seems simpler and easier to use. But in terms of *sound*, what differentiates this arm from "regular" linear tracking designs that have been around for many moons?
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It sounds as good as the very best pivoting arms, except it shares a major benefit with other linear tracking tonearms. That benefit is that tracks the entire record perfectly, and the result is that it presents far less wear to the stylus. Arguably, perfect tracking also results in more perfect sound reproduction. It is at least one more step in the right direction.
It is better than other linear trackers because it doesn't need fancy motors and pumps to work, and that means it isn't dependent upon the proper function of outside mechanics that fail from time to time. Also, it isn't so limited as to the choices of cartridges that can be made. Often, other linear tracking tonearms are extremely limited when it comes to cartridges used, and they are more likely to require a level of care that pivoting tonearms are free from. This tonearm is the best of both worlds in a smaller package.
Consider the prices of associated frontend equipment in the High-End market, and the price of the tonearm fits. Back in the Seventies, even the entry level SME cost $800. Things are no different now than they were then, except that a lot of things have been improved...not all, but a lot of things.
Do I have the money for one? No, not right now. Do I really, really want one? Yes
Back in the Seventies, even the entry level SME cost $800.
$800? Perhaps I was just a lucky lad when I purchased a 3009 Type II Improved new in 1974 for about $150. The Technics SL110a on which it was mounted was about $300 and the Ortofon SL15E with SUT was about $120.
The 1975 Annual Equipment Directory published by Audio magazine listed two versions of the SME Type II arm (removable and non-removable headshell) at $174 and $182.
I did, however, spend $850 in '84 for a Souther TQ-1 plus $70 for a Tiffany cable. :)
nt
...I hope you hit that lottery. ;)
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