Schroeder vs. Triplanar VII Sonic Differences

Rwd, you said, "...I could be convinced to try a Tri-Planer." I said don't do that.

As I said earlier, I had an early Tri-Planer and really thought it allowed dialing in the cartridge quite easily. It was also great to be able to set the VTA easily for individual records. I still have many records with the setting number written on them.

The Schroeder came much later and was not the Reference, although because it had the Reference arm tube, I thought it was. It came with my Loricraft 501. It was strikingly dynamic once I learned how to set properly the distance between the magnets, which is critical. I suspect the Schroeder is more rigid and hence the dynamics.

I now use the Shindo Labs, so I have no personal investment in either the Tri-Planer or the Schroeder.

Rick,we are (Sid,Dave and some others)going out to dinner,after the show.In the local area,where I know of a KILLER restaurant.Of course you are invited!Also,if you join us,you will experience some of the FINEST "cheap wines" available,in the Central Jersey area.What a treat,heh?Only I must know two weeks in advance as I am making the reservations.Anyother guys I correspond with are automatically included,of course.BTW,this restaurant(not overpriced)is SO good,it is worth coming to,even without going to the show!

BTW--on a selfish note:-Go for the Schroder Ref.--You don't live too far from me,and this way I'll get a chance to hear one.I'd also consider helping to set it up,provided you tempt me with a "cheap" Pinot Noir!

You can E-mail my printing center--Sirspeedy 7068 @earthlink.net

Best!

In looking at your interesting letters, I just couldn't resist jumping in with a plug for the Phantom (what else?) The arms you're discussing - worthy contenders, both - are quite different in design approach from the path we've chosen with the Phantom. And the sonics will be quite different, too - and, if I may be so bold, we believe it to be highly accurate and less system-dependent to get the best out of it.
One other area we need to touch on is delivery: it's no secret that, sometimes, the demand exceeds our supply. At those times, and this is only when we're waiting for OUR suppliers (machine shops, etc) to get their act together and deliver on-time, we have to tell customers it will take an extra month or two. Believe me, I hate that, as we would like to process orders and ship within 1-2 weeks maximum; and I promise you, we're doing all we can to correct our own supply chain, but still maintain the aerospace level of quality that I demand. We're approaching that now, with new vendors and even improved quality from our earlier high standards. With an in-house production capacity of around 15 arms per week (all hand-made, mind you) this should even take care of the upcoming Impulse Buyers!
Please pardon the obvious commercial message here, but I think it's important to let the Discussion Groups know what we're doing to make our products - and our service - even better.
Happy Spring! - Bob Graham

Tbg,

You mentioned that in your evaluations a Schroeder (likely the Dps model) was better and more dynamic than an earlier Triplanar. Do you remember which model Triplanar?

Dougdeacon,

To put Tbg's comments in perspective, can you shed any additional light as to how older Triplanars compare to the Mark VII version?

Rwd,
At the time, the Galibier Quattro and the Quattro Supreme represented Thom's two offerings. As can be assumed by the name, the Supreme was top dog.

When purchasing the Quattro, I did upgrade to the Aluminum/Teflon Composite platter. But that could have been done anytime after the sale.

Recently, because Thom quite actively supports his existing customer base, he and I have been discussing the conversion of my platter to the new Stelvio, which incorporates graphite "Tunable Platter Interface".

I never compared the Quattro and the Supreme. As I understood at the time, differences were very subtle.

As an aside, I just have to share my plight. I’m having withdrawal pains. One of my CAT monoblocks is in the “hospital” and the HT room is NO substitute for the audio room. So I’m spending far too much time on this confounded PC, rather than critically listening…..sigh….!

Mike