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02-16-10
In the interest of full disclosure, i own a souther, which i ... Samujohn
02-16-10
I have had liner tracking arms in the past, starting with th ... Stanwal
02-17-10
I would say linear arms separate the 'set and play' crowd fr ... Elizabeth
02-17-10
Both linear track and pivot arms have their advantages, just ... Albertporter
02-17-10
I swapped out a linn lp12 for the mitsubishi lt-30 i current ... Mt10425
02-17-10
Have had both too. i used a souther for quite some time, the ... Bostonaudi
02-17-10
Mepearson, linear trackers are specifically designed to add ... Larryi
02-17-10
Well, as far as the "twiddle" factor, once my et 2 ... Mepearson
02-17-10
Dear mepearson: it is obvious that you start the thread to t ... Rauliruegas
02-17-10
Depends. as you mentioned they are fussy, and require worki ... Buconero117
02-17-10
Mepearson-now that raul, audiophile's audiophile has deemed ... Mt10425
02-17-10
Dear mt10425: please don't take my post in the way you take ... Rauliruegas
02-17-10
..... no Syntax
02-17-10
I currently use an maplenoll apollo with its linear tracking ... Oilmanmojo
02-17-10
Well raul, i didn't mean to get your dander up. i certainly ... Mepearson
02-17-10
I own both a unipivot and linear air-bearing tonearm - scheu ... Darkmoebius
02-17-10
In 1980 i met lou souther when i was living in boston and in ... 213cobra
02-17-10
Phil, your post was probably the best post i have ever ... Baranyi
02-18-10
Wow phil, thanks for the great ride through a specific point ... Darkmoebius
02-18-10
Happy to post some history and perspective, bob. now, if thi ... 213cobra
02-18-10
unfortunately, it's just left me wanting to hear more! well ... 213cobra
02-18-10
Dear phil, what an beautiful 'holistic story': persistence, ... Nandric
02-18-10
Thanks phil, my souther has been a stable, unfussy (after a ... Samujohn
02-18-10
I have owned several linear tracking arms. air bearings don ... Atmasphere
02-18-10
Ralph, i suspect some of us currently using the walker audio ... Rushton
02-18-10
"air bearings don't work" is quite a generalizatio ... Dgarretson
02-18-10
Bravo phil! what a well written post. Semi
02-18-10
Geez ralph, i didn't know my et-2 couldn't work. of course ... Mepearson
02-18-10
Aaaah, to be able to afford a high quality table with two to ... Darkmoebius
02-18-10
Well, et-2 arms are fairly cheap when they come up for sale. ... Mepearson
02-18-10
Phil,i would love to hear about julius futterman. at one po ... Baranyi
02-19-10
Atmasphere wrote a very good - and true - comment. that's th ... Syntax
02-19-10
I own both types, the rockport sirius iii linear tracking ar ... Mikelavigne
02-19-10
"make sure you use a surge tank with it and an air filt ... Lewm
02-19-10
Hey 213 cobra (phil), i too was a friend and customer of jul ... Lewm
02-19-10
Syntax, i have no idea what you mean when you say linear tra ... Mepearson
02-19-10: Rauliruegas
Dear friends: IMHO trying to achieve a precise conclusion of which type of tonearm is better with out take in count how that tonearm is " surrounded " in the analog chain and in especial with which cartridge(s) is almost useless.
The theory behind that a linear tracking/tangential tonearm is better than a pivoted one is IMHO only that: theory, nothing more. A theory can be usefull when we are talking on perfect " stages " but the analog recording process along the reproduction process through our analog rigs are far away from be perfect.
There are cartridges that could perform better in a linear tonearm than in a pivoted one as there are cartridges that performs better in a pivoted one than in a tangential one.
Could this means that either tonearm design is better than the other?, certainly not only tell us that that cartridges performs better in that tonearm because that tonearm makes a better cartridge matching than the other tonearm design.
Now, through my own experiences ( in my system. ) and through experiences ( many ) in other audio systems I never heard/find any single linear tracking tonearm set up where the low bass ( not low mid bass. ) had/has the tightness , fullness, definition and truest that have in a good pivoted one. Btw, I always think that the mechanical " grounded " on a pivot design is very important part for its performance in this frequency range.
This alone characteristic where IMHO the pivot tonearms are superior makes a difference: this bass range frequency is the foundation of the music and it is here where tiny differences makes the difference of course if we own a system that can play clean in that bass frequency range.
The process/mechanism/relationship to reproduce LP's is really complex and to take a sole characteristic in a stand alone link ( the tonearm ) is IMHO a very simple and " un-true " way to seriously analize the subject.
I respect to all those people that " die for " the linear tracking tonearms but many of them ( Walker, Rockport and the like ) have it because they don't have any other choice with those TT's, the linear tracking tonearm is part of the TT package. It is not possible on that TT's to mount a pivot tonearm and make a true comparison.
Anyway like many other subjects in high end audio always will be different opinions about that one way or the other could help to understand more in deep each one audio subject.
Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
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02-17-10
In 1980 i met lou souther when i was living in boston and in ... 213cobra
02-19-10
Well raul, i own a system that "can play clean in that ... Mepearson
02-19-10
Dear mepearson: +++++ " linear arm is incapable of rea ... Rauliruegas
02-20-10
I have owned air tangent 2b, 10b and reference, et 2.5 mod. ... Dertonarm
02-20-10
Dertonarm-thank you for your very well-reasoned response. y ... Mepearson
02-21-10
Mark, i would just give the triplanar, davinci, new ortofon ... Dertonarm
02-21-10
Also look into the basis vector arm. a. j. conti use to dist ... Jwm
02-21-10
Dear mepearson: this " humble " audio technica 10& ... Rauliruegas
02-21-10
How about the dynavector dv-507 mkii? how does that, and it' ... Darkmoebius
02-21-10
02-19-10: mepearson well raul, i own a system that "c ... Darkmoebius
02-21-10
Dear darkmoebius: agree with you. there i'm talking more on ... Rauliruegas
02-21-10
Agreed, raul. but clean reproduction of the fundamental note ... Darkmoebius
02-21-10
Well darkmo, i have a purpose-built dedicated audio room. m ... Mepearson
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