Having spoken w. Thomas Woschnick several times about the differences in tonearms I can state that he will mention what he likes & dislikes. He won't come out & say what is better. I chose the Schroder based on certain design aspects that made it a best choice for me. I already own a 12 inch arm so I opted away from the Davinci which isn't inexpensive. He did mention the Schroder can be difficult to setup if you don't know what you are doing. To that extent he felt if it wasn't setup correctly other arms would outperform it. I am lucky to be purchasing an SQ which from what I have read should have resolved many of the setup problems. In addition I should have some help from Thomas seting it up. All I can say is I remember when I had my SME V w. my Condor perfectly setup & how I have never been able to get there again. At that time it had the most incredible bass. Now I am too focused on the Dynavector & listening to music to perfect the Condor setup.
Thomas is advocating the Tron Seven phono stage. He has mentioned it to be truly special with the XV-1s. He also mentioned other phono stages to benefit the Eminent (which initially prior to break in of the XV-1s I loved above all others) while the Tron was better with the XV-1s. This only goes on to show that it is all about total system synergy as advocated here.
As for the Tron, I am tempted by this phono stage but am confused by many design principles in various phono stages. I have heard great things about Shindo & am also very concerned about using any form of step-up transformer. I have heard some members here know more about this but that should be saved for another thread.
Thomas is advocating the Tron Seven phono stage. He has mentioned it to be truly special with the XV-1s. He also mentioned other phono stages to benefit the Eminent (which initially prior to break in of the XV-1s I loved above all others) while the Tron was better with the XV-1s. This only goes on to show that it is all about total system synergy as advocated here.
As for the Tron, I am tempted by this phono stage but am confused by many design principles in various phono stages. I have heard great things about Shindo & am also very concerned about using any form of step-up transformer. I have heard some members here know more about this but that should be saved for another thread.