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The ones I recall from around '86 to present: Sota Sapphire/Sumiko FT3 Mapleknoll Athena Sota Star Sapphire/Eminent Tech ET-2 > Well Tempered arm Sota Cosmos/SME IV Versa Dynamics 1.0 Oracle Delphi II/Well Tempered arm Well tempered Classic (table & arm) Linn LP12/Lingo/Ekos Systemdek IIX/Well Tempered arm Well Tempered Record Player (entry level model) Roksan Xerxes/Artemis Linn LP12/Valhalla/Ittok Rega P9/RB1000 Townshend Rock 7/RB300 VPI Classic II VPI TNT Mk V w/ JWM 10.5 > Graham 2.2 > Graham Phantom Immedia RPM2 Oracle Delphi Mk V/ Triplanar Mk VI Versa Dynamics 2.0 VPI HW19 Mk IV (TNT Mk V platter) w/ Rockport 6000 'arm |
@folkfreak Thanks very much for the note. Much of what you value in the Durand, I find that I value in my more humble TransFi: adjustability and dedication of the owner. Of course, in jewel-box workmanship, there is absolutely no contest. I find that as little as 10 minutes of azimuth arc can strongly affect sound, and the TransFi will allow about 5, maybe 4. How about the Durand? It would be wonderful to be able to do that on-the-fly. |
@terry9 agree with you entirely on Azimuth -- check here (http://www.durand-tonearms.com/Support/Support/azimuth.html) for lots of advice on how to set it. Anyway all Durand tonearms feature precise mechanisms for adjusting azimuth on the fly. In the original Talea via the influence of two magnets pulling on either side of the arm -- this complex system was simplified in the Kairos to an outrigger type arrangement with adjustable weight to ensure minimal contact, the whole outrigger platform is then raised or lowered to adjust azimuth which works a treat. |
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