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. 
128x128rfogel8

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.


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. 

brf, ''a problem which I feel does not exit''. Well existance is

not as easy as you think. The most physicist may have believed

that Higgs particle does exist but we in Europe spend huge

amount of money to prove that this particle realy exist. What you

feel is irrelevant for my question. You are entitled to say: ''I don't

care about your question'' but you are not entitled to state that

there is no tracking issue because you feel this way. What kind

of argument is this; ''oratio pro domo?''

 For such statement you would need to repeit my experiment and

if your result is different you can then say: the issue does not exist

because I checked with test records made for this purpose.

As I mentiond before Benz LP S claims  80 microns by VTF of

2 g. while Windfeld claim 100 microns by 2,6 g. Do you think that

such claims are based on feelings?

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I purchaesd my Triplanar VII second hand a few years back. It was an 09 vi tage with rca leads. I did send it Tri last year for the se upgrade and maintenance go through. I would say that it is a worthwhile upgrade. Besides the cosmetic improvements with headshell and armtube changes, the arm sounds better. The silver wiring and maybe the arm tube definately improved the soundstage presentation. I have a Graham phantom elite to compare with and prior to the upgrade, The Graham easily had a more 3d presentation. The upgrade put the Triplanar in very similar company in my system. I have been using both a Transfiguration Proteus and Zyx Universe II. I have sttled on the Graham with the Proteus which is a spectacular combo and the Universe II paired with the Triplanar. So I am adding to this thread with my experience as a positive one with the upgrade.

Cheers