2. analog
  3. 1250956842

Need advice from Triplanar mk.7 owners

Just bought Triplanar mk.VII U II tonearm (produced december 2008) and noticed that the base where armwand connects to and where adjustments for azimuth are located IS NOT vertically aligned. Do you have the same or yours is aligned?

pics
http://img5.imageshack.us/i/image1xrs.jpg/
http://img9.imageshack.us/i/image2sft.jpg/

Also, I run tests on Hi Fi news test LP (cartidge man LP) for antiskating tests. Whatever antiskating I use (no AS, minimum, middle, max) I get distorted sounds either from right channel or both, no impact on this with changed settings... VTA, Azimuth, VTF appears to be OK.

What could be the reason?

TT is Thorens 124 mk.1, cart ZYX Bloom.

Thanks in advance.
salavat

Showing 2 responses by dan_ed

dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
FWIW, my Triplanar is "off" but not to the same extent as yours. I mean, I can see with my naked eye that things are slightly tilted outward as is yours. Just not tilted as far as yours.
I'm not sure that it makes any difference in sound as long as you can get sufficient tilt to get az correct. It comes down to how much space is left on either side of the little post that sticks up on the arm and where the stops lay with this tilt. Maybe Doug or Thom will have a different take.

As for the HF test record. Just put that LP back on the shelf and forget about it for AS. Your results are pretty typical, and many have found setting AS with the test tracks is pretty useless. Just listen for mistracking in the right channel.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Doug, it looks to me as if the entire pinch clamp is rotated on the arm stub toward the arm rest. The second picture shows this pretty well. If this is the case the pin could look to be closer to one stop or the other whether the AZ is perpendicular or not. It is hard to tell since the cart end is out of focus. Anyway, it does appear that there is enough movement to get AZ right.
More to discover