PCTI tonearm by rauliruegas


Was this tonearm ever produced?
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Outboard PS
Dual mono everything
Fully balanced
Two completely discrete phono circuits, one MM, one MC.
mono and mute switches.
separate ps for display LEDs.
3 pairs of high level inputs + 2 pairs for the phono stages 
RCA and XLR inputs for each of the 5 inputs per channel.

To adjust phono load you have to open the chassis and solder the chosen resistance ( or capacitor) which I don’t mind doing.
Based on the results of a quick search, which I am sure some others must have also done, there is no photo on-line.
Dover, I have no idea what you are getting at, but I agree with your philosophy.  In my post above, I left out a key word.  I intended to say that one should not underestimate the capabilities of Raul's design group.  In my post, I left out the word "underestimate".  That's what happens occasionally when I try to type on my cell phone.  If you follow these threads, you know that Raul and I often disagree, sometimes vehemently.  I am not his sycophant. Nor do I have any direct interest in the success or failure of his tonearm, if it is going to market. I am only suggesting that the excellence of the 3160 in my system is evidence for me anyway that he and his colleagues are capable of fine work.  You may not hold my opinion in high regard, and that's OK.
Is there a website for the PCTI tonearm? I own one of Raul's and Jose's 3160 phonolinepreamplifiers.  As a person biased in favor of tube phono stages, I can only say you should not the capabilities of Raul's group. (I am assuming that Raul does not work alone when conceiving of audio products or designing them.)  The 3160 is by far the best SS phono stage I have heard and certainly holds its own with high end tube phono stages with which I am familiar.  Ergo, don't sell the tonearm short, if it ever comes to market.