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Is it worth this tonearm?

Hi folks,

I have been slowly upgrading my analog playback and have come to the final decision, which tonearm? Through Mehran, who is a fine gentleman, I have been able to aquire the Amazon referenze TT and the Atmos ZYX cartridge.

Lastly I must decide on tonearms. Tripanar or Moerch DP6. The combo of the triplanar and ZYX has been well documented and from my research, Moerch and ZYX less so. I suppose what I am wondering is the Triplanar worth the extra funds? Will I have that much more satisfaction over the Moerch?

I will say, I listen mostly to rock, blues, jazz. Also, I am not the type that is going to play around with the arm much. Once I get it tuned in, which I don't mind spending time doing, I do not want to fiddle around much, like say changing the VTA between a 180 gram record and a normal record. I'm more of a get it right, set it and let her play.

Thanks for any input and guidance.

Peter
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dan_ed
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Hi Peter,

From your description it sounds like you and I were in the same frame of mind before making the Tri purchase. I listen to pretty much the same music that you list. I can tell you that I've been very happy with my Tri purchase and use it for my reference arm/cart setup. I don't adjust VTA except for changes in record weight, or if it is some jazz LPs, or classical recordings. The Tri makes it very easy and repeatable, and I'm guessing that you'll find yourself making more changes than you originally anticipated.

Michael, that M2 must be a great step up from the Origin arm! Good on ya'!
dan_ed
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Good suggestion. I bought a Rogue 99 Magnum to use until Nick finished my Alaaps. (That's a full function line stage.) Sold within a week of re-listing it.
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