TW-Acustic Arm

I have had my 10.5 for about a month now and I think it sounds and performs great. I first set it up wth my Miyabi 47 and heard music from my setup like never before. Bass extension, depth and size was the most I have ever heard in my house. Clean and full with that cartridge.
I am now using the Dynavector XV-1s and it is even better overall. Clean top end and very nice mids with a lot of clarity. Bass has a better leading edge compared to the Miyabi. Either cart is very nice.

Paul,

Want to try the XV1s on it one day. That should be incredible. I am thinking to move the Titan i over to give a try shortly. Off season is around the corner so I might have the time. It is just the SQ is such a pain to setup and I don't want to take a chance to damage a cantilever. The TW is easy but the SQ is beyond a pain. Takes about 2 weeks to dial in each time. But it is almost time.

Darren

The XV-1s is a tight fit, the headshell lead connectors are a bit long and the XV-1s is a long cartridge so it makes for a tight fit.

I like how easy the TW arm is to setup. The VTA is nice and smooth, the anti-skate is very nice, and VTF makes changes a breeze.

Let me know how the Titan i sounds on the TW, I am sure you can live without the SQ for a while.

Darren, Paul

Hi.Can you comment on how it compares to the Phantom-2

Andrew

Andrew

From my time with the Phantom, I find the 10.5 is a bigger sounding arm with even better dynamics and cleaner bass. You probaly notice that first, with all things being equal. Its sound stage to me is more pinpoint without having imaging that are unrealistic, eg singers mounth as tall as a two story building, but that may be system dependent. The Phantom, I found is very good in its mid range in providing a lot of information, the 10.5 is at least on par with it there.

I do like the tool Bob Graham provides for his arms.

You no longer need a seperate phono cable with the TW 10.5, so that it nice. A very user friendly arm, a least with the TW AC.