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?

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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 1 response by nandric

Salavat,There is an black plastic cap on the block that connects the(front) armtube with the back-side tube. Underneath this cap there must be some kind of srew that
'allows' the 'centering' of the block on the backside tube.
Sorry for my 'terminology' but this is my assumtion. I had
a similar problem with my 'model VI' but was reluctant to
'correct' this myself. But my Triplanar (then)had an,say,very small 'deviation' from vertical.No idea if this
causes any functional problems but the most of ua,I assume,
regard this arm as a 'work of art' so I can undestand your even,say,'aesthetic worry'. If so you should,I think,return
the arm for 'correction'. I.e. one should be fully satisfied with this tonearm.
Regards,