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Experience w/ Trans-Fi Auio Terminator Tone Arm?

How many of you have the Trans-Fi Auio Terminator Air Bearing linear Tone Arm? Or the older Trans-Fi Evolution Tonearm. What is your experience with this arm, how satisfied are you with this arm, and how does it compare with other tonearms you have tried?

I am seriously thinking of getting the Terminator for my VPI Super Scoutmaster with Rim Drive, but have no experience with linear tone arms. I have found just one person on Audiogon who has this arm and loves it. This fact is somewhat confusing to me, since if the arm is so great, as some people say it is, you would think more people on Audiogon would have it or at least tried it out.
Thanks,
jbcello

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sgunther
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I have used the Terminator for almost two years. I upgraded to the tomahawk arm about a year ago and added Vic's reso-mat two months ago. I do not have alot of experience with other arms but it is in a whole different league than the fully upgraded rb 300 I used before. Besides it looks ultra cool in an industrial design way. This is anything but a momentary turn into a deadend and it is relatively inexpensive as far as arms go.
sgunther
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Great to hear that the Terminator is catching on. Now that you guys are in the next step is Vic's Salvation TT. I have had the Terminator about 3 years and bought the Salvation about one month ago. I think it may have been only the second in the U.S. I was using the Michell Gyro SE II shich is a very nice table but it is no competition for the Salvation.The Terminator/Salvation combination justs sounds like music. The combination somehow combines smooth and relaxed with dynamic and punchy, the timbre of instrumants is great and the sound stage is clear, deep and wide. My wife is a skeptic about this hobby and even she was impressed. The terminator/Salvation combo is about $4,000 with shipping. I don't think there is anything in that price range that can touch it.
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