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Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade"

Contemplating  sending my Tri-Planar Vll back to Tri Mai for his "SE Upgrade". Essentially, same carbon fiber wand and internal silver wire and leads used in his 12" U12 arm. Anybody done the dirty deed?  If so, better, worse or pretty much the same. 

I've only seen one post on the subject and that person seemed more than happy.

Thanks to anyone who responds with personal experience.  No conjecture please. 
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atmasphere
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I don't belive that I need lessons about the use of

quantifiers. I addressed the participants in this thread so my quantor

''nobody'' does not include the whole universe but only members who

reacted to my post. You are also included because you also deed

not answer my question. My question was if the Triplanar can track

more then 50 microns on tracking ability test records. Among your

4000 records there should be some of those?

We're using English on this website, so despite your belief it was something that needed correction. Deal.

I don't own any test records. Not a one. I listen to music, not audiophile records. Just music.

Well nobody (in this thread atmasphere) seem to think that those

tracking ability test are of any importance.

This statement is outright false and I find it a bit offensive as I suspect others here do as well.

What's really going on in my case is I just don't believe you. I am happy though to obtain the LP but its not available in the US.
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rfogel8 OP
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This thread sure got weird. Not exactly the type of responses I was looking for when I started it. 

I've owned my TP for several years now and I can't recall ever playing an album and having a tracking issue. Like Ralph(atma-sphere), I don't own a single test record but I do own hundreds of LP's. Frankly, I'd rather listen to music than test the tracking prowess of my arm/cartridge. 

I think it's time for nandric to trade in his "record player" for a "perfect sound forever" cd player.


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nandric
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rfogel8, Thanks for your advice but I would also need to ''trade in''

40 of my MC carts, 30 MM carts and my Kuzma Stabi Reference

in order to satisfy your advice. You started this thread with your

question about Triplanar. My question is also about Triplanar.

Your statement: ''this thread sure got weird'' can only mean that

you don't like my question and the  possible implication. ''Possible''

because my statement is about my own sample and does as

such not imply that other samples also can't track more than 50

microns. But if this is also the case with other samples ???

Syntax is the only member who questioned Triplanar's construction

in the other Triplanar thread. According to him the problem with

Triplanar is its ''energy transfer''. Herb Papier was a watchmaker

and not a mechanical engineer. So it may be the case that he deed

not even thought about ''energy transfer'' as a relevant design

issue. That my Triplanar skips the groove by 60 microns may be

connected with this ''energy transfer'' but also may mean that

my sample is a single exception and that all other samples can

track 100 microns if the used cart also can.

That you don't like my contribution does not imply that my

question is irrelevant. Also the fact that most participants in

this thread don't own or don't use any test records says something

about them and not about the records themself. Every cart producer

use test records for at least the measuring of the output as well

the tracking capability of their carts. Interesting to know that our

amateur members know better.


brf
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I own a Triplanar U2 and I have never experienced tracking issues, therefore, I've never felt the need to use a test record to perform a tracking ability test to diagnosis a problem which I feel does not exist. 
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