Verdier Graham and Shelter???

Hi everybody

I have searched some infos on the different tonearms you advised me last week, it seems there is an important difference of price between the Morch DP6 12" and the others ( tri planar,shroederer or graham).

The Morch for me in Europa is much less expensive than the others(2000 dollars),the tri planar is 6700 dollars the shroeder Dps is 4000 dollars for example

So does the difference of price worth it between a Moerch DP6 and aTri planar or a shroeder Dps ?

Dear Tenmus: In my opinion the DP-6 is an excellent tonearm: very good design and very well build. It compete with the best out there: Triplanar, Brinckman, Shroeder, simon yorke, etc, etc.

As a fact this tonearm has a " low profile " because is " inexpensive ". If this tonearm had a 4K price then everybody want it.

This is the best performance-price ratio in the tonearm industry: it is a " great bargain ".

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Tenmus,
I have Platine Verdier with a GT Audio Battery PSU (which transforms the PV to an even higher plane - similar to the Galibier PSU in the US). I have a Schroeder Model 2 (original carbon wand) and Allaerts MC1B, which works really well. Before that I used my old Hadcock 228 with initially a Decca London Gold and then the Allaerts. I have also heard the PV with a SME 3012 as well as both the Schroeder Reference and DPS. They all sound different, but great. The best value is the Schroeder Model 2, as it is much cheaper than the DPS or Reference and will give you an excellent arm for much less money. I would use the money to buy a Battery PSU as this lowers the noise floor vene further on the PV and increases the dynamic range even further.
As we say in England, 'you pays your money and makes your your choice'.
Good Luck
Charlie

Thank you David and Charlie

Happy Holidays

André

I agree with topoxforddoc about the battery. I have compared the battery and 3 different wall-powered supplies on my Galibier. For my money, the battery makes a huge improvement.

I have also heard the same battery vs. wall-powered supply comparison on a Platine Verdier at a friend's house and I heard the same types of differences as with my Galibier.

Not all persons will agree, however. My friend with the PV prefers the stock wall-powered supply over the battery. The AC supply is faster, tighter, and a bit more extended in the highs and lows. What I hear with the battery is more detail, more subtleties, more dynamic contrasts, and a richer, warmer tonal balance that suits my tastes to a T.

Dave