New $35K pivoting tonearm

Rereading the description it seems the headshell and armtube are made separately then welded together.

It says, horizontal and vertical bearings are offset by 23mm so the effective length is different in the 2 planes and correctly optimized. I don't see how this is any different from other arms with offset bearings.

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Speaking of cables, this arm has a nonstandard 7 pin connector and you guessed it, Vertere also makes cables.
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Well, I didn't say any of the features are unique. They seem to be the highlights of the PDF. The bearing material might be unique and the claim is, it's the only arm with completely silent bearings, although even if true I'm not sure how relevant that is. Friction spec is not provided.

The armtube/headshell is machined out of one piece of titanium, but so is my old Alphason 100S. I was hoping someone who heard the arm would comment.
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I started this thread 5 months ago thinking someone might be familiar with, or has heard this arm. I'm a little surprised it doesn't already have a glowing endorsement from Tone magazine, the marketing queen of the industry.

The Durand arms, while not as overpriced, are a little expensive? Seems to me price is based on relative performance and the Vertere arm should be almost twice as good. That's assuming the Durand arm is worth $19.5K.

What about the ViV Rigid Float, anyone familiar? The arm has no offset. The cantilever is inline with the pivot which eliminates most torsional affects on the cantilever. The tradeoff is increased alignment error. The arm has some endorsements from presumably respectable reviewers. There are 3 models of different length, all under $5K.
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