Question on FR 66s

Suteetat,
Yes....the UNI-Protractor is made and sold by Dertonarm who also has made a range of adjustable headshells which are receiving positive reviews....and has also just launched a new tonearm which debuted in the HighEnd Show at Munich.
Dertonarm (Daniel) knows more about the FR range of tonearms than anyone else I know.....unlike a Mexican peppercorn who has never owned an FR-66s....just look at his Systems Page where every tonearm he has owned is listed....incl the FR-64s?
This Mexican wannabe also was designing a new tonearm but where is it?
There are some people in Audio who have the knowledge and ability to design and produce.
Then there are the Pretenders who are full of hot air.
When the chips are down.....all they can do is....blow.

What is in a name? Well the name is about the reference
and when we want to find something we need a name. The
tonearm made by 'tonearm' (aka'Der Tonarm' in German) is
called the Axiom. The Arche headshell which we discussed
in the context of the 'iron horse versus locomotive' is included
or build in the Axiom. I got the Arche for free,
Thuchan got also the Arche for free but also the Axiom (?).
Some guys are more lucky than other.

Regards,

Not that Raul needs to be defended; he is good at it himself, but he and his compatriot have designed and manufactured a superb solid state phono stage with many great features. Therefore, he is not fairly subject to your criticism of him as a "wannabe". He pisses me off too, on the odd occasion, but let's be fair. We distortion-lovers have got to stick together.

As to Vinyl Engine and what's there: the only Stevenson protractor I have been able to find is the one available for free on VE. If you print it, make sure that the ratio of the image to the print is 1:1. I then laminated mine between two pieces of mylar, punched a hole for the spindle, and it "works a treat".

Also, in that vein, my personal experience is that I get the best sound when I align the cartridge using the geometry for which the tonearm was intended. For example, the DV505 was designed for Stevenson or something very near to it. When I align using Baerwald, etc, the sound is never as good as when I use Stevenson. The reason for this may be that in order to use something other than Stevenson, the cartridge must be askew in the headshell, twisted with respect to the long axis of the headshell. In the DV, this means that the arc of the cantilever is not in line with the arc of the vertical pivot. This may be the cause of the distortions I hear. (Yes, I can hear distortions; I am no Philistine.)

Dear Nandric,
Who told you i got my Arche headshells for free? I paid hard cash! Definitely. Also for the Axiom.
I was always waiting for the Mexican "Wunder Tonarm" but received nothing else than replies on distortion problems. Maybe HE was surrounded by distortions getting no other idea than that topic.

Anyway in the end it is more or less a question of reliability which got proofed now.

I was always wondering that Raul could invest in a very, very expensive Western Electric SUT he never mentioned before I came up with it. Suddenly
He wrote a negative comment about it and told the world he sold that crap.
Should I believe this story? .... pfft

Dear Thuchan: First than all you as any one else can read all posts in this forum but if you revise in the MM/MI thread I listed in two-three posts all the SUTs I bought trhough ebay and the one you name it was there.

Btw, you need to test the Denon AU-1000.

Now, what do you want? that I give you prove of what I bought like the last time I did it with other gentleman because he did not believe I own or owned an audio item?

Please, do it a favor and try to find out that Denon instead to try to tell me in this forum that I'm a liar. If you have a problem with me please email me you already have my email but I appreciated don't came to Agon with that: " Should I believe this story? ".

I respect you try to do the same and remember that I " work " with facts and first hand experiences.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.