Analog Eye Candy Part Deux, Tonearms

[MylesBAstor]

 

[hvbias]

Tonearm made from a violin bow

 

[Bruce B]

Durand Talea and Telos

 

[daytona600]

two of my arms

 

[DaveyF]

WTA Black Arm

 

[FrantzM]

Hi

These tonearms are to me forever modern-looking . Transcriptor


Fluid Tonearm close-up


Fluid Tonearm


Vestigial



I don't think there are ever been another tonearm with this technology. Analog gurus should chime in . Read about it HERE

 

[rockitman]

The two arms I use:

Clearaudio Universal w/VTA lift:

Graham Phantom II Supreme:

 

[Bruce B]

The two arms I use:

Clearaudio Universal w/VTA lift:

Graham Phantom II Supreme:

Did you notice that the "L" leads are reversed in your 2 photos?

 

[MylesBAstor]

Sharp eye.

 

[simplicity]

The Thales Simplicity on my Raven AC.

 

[MylesBAstor]

The Thales Simplicity on my Raven AC.

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Interesting! Didn't the first arm have some contraption coming out the back?

And welcome!

 

[simplicity]

Hi Myles - thanks for the welcome

The original (and no longer made I believe) Thales arm was the Thales Original/AV - see here http://www.tonarm.ch/index.php?page=product This had all sorts of madness going on!

I waited till I could get a Simplicity in a different finish to gold per the website pic.

It is a fabulous design - pivoted arm that acts 'like' a linear tracker.

It is an expensive item though but using and listening to it has confirmed that it's worth every penny. Prior to this i had many arms including SME V, Ikeda 407 and Graham Phantom. I'm very happy with the Simplicity - in fact my whole vinyl from end is now at a level where I would have to spend a lot of money to improve on it.

TW Raven AC
Thales simplicity
Ortofon A90
Tron Seven Phono in "GT" specification.

 

[docvale]

Based on the aesthetics, I find that arms like the Ortofon RS-309D, the Graham Phantom and the Dynavector DV-507 look amazing!
Their perfect (look-wise) partners? The Feickert Firebird, the Basis Debut and the Technics SP10 MkIII respectively

 

[XV-1]

 

[16hz lover]

4 decent arms

 

[16hz lover]

 

[16hz lover]

 

[MRJAZZ]

I have this custom VPI DIRECT DRIVE for sale. PM me for details.......

Cheers....

 

[perart1]

A bit late to the party but thought that I would add the ViV float as it gets little air time

 

[dan31]

A bit late to the party but thought that I would add the ViV float as it gets little air timeView attachment 29825

Do you prefer the ViV float to conventional pivoted tonearms?