I thought the really unique aspects of this arm are the different horizontal and vertical effective lengths (offset bearings so inertia is different in horizontal and vertical directions) and the pivoting counter weight so that VTF and SRA aren't as effected by record warps. Those seem to be fairly unique features. I think there is also a light at the headshell to illuminate the LP for groove selection.
I did hear this arm a year or so ago at the NYC audio show in an unfamiliar system. There was no way to isolate the performance of the arm from the rest of the gear. The system sounded OK.
The price is outrageous.
The Axiom and Schroeder LT arms are more interesting, IMO. They are also expensive, but not 3X+ the competition.
I did hear this arm a year or so ago at the NYC audio show in an unfamiliar system. There was no way to isolate the performance of the arm from the rest of the gear. The system sounded OK.
The price is outrageous.
The Axiom and Schroeder LT arms are more interesting, IMO. They are also expensive, but not 3X+ the competition.