SCHEU Premier substitution

I don´t think there is any reason to loose trust in Scheu and its products - just the opposite.
Problems such as unanswered e-mails may arrive in small companies whose founder dies - Thomas Scheu died 18 months ago. However, his widow, Ulla Scheu, not only continues to run the company, but to develop it further. ad010685, you should just try and contact Ulla Scheu personally under ulla@scheu-analog.de
It indeed takes her some time to answer sometimes, as she is quite busy: Two weeks ago, she presented a new design of a player which will be positioned above the Premier. First photos have been published on the site of scheu´s Singapore distributor http://www.soundscapehifi.com/
see "Scheu/Eurolab".
Until Scheu´s own site is translated into English, Soundscape´s site is the best for info on Scheu.
Judging from first reactions from German vinyl-junkis on www.analog-forum.de, this is another player who would have to pay for much more if it came from traditional companies. I, too, have a Premier MkII with a Taccco-arm - I have yet to find anything that comes even close for the money.

In fact, Scheu is developing a new, better motor, to go with the new model, which according to some German audiophiles who have already listened to it, offers not only a new design, but even better bass and soundstaging. I have listened to Acoustic Signature tables, and while I agree they are fine tables, they too IMHO do not play at the same level as the Scheu, at the same price.

Darkmoebius, Rwd,
no, I myself do have a Tacco, but I have never compared the
Tacco to any Schroeder. Over on the German www.analog-forum.de, member "Tom" compared the first version of the Tacco to his Schroeder, and found the Tacco to be close to the Schroeder. Later, Scheu modified the Tacco, which improved its performance futher. Member "Otto" had a Wheaton Triplanar, which he sold after getting a Tacco. He compared the Tacco to it a Schröder Reference, too, and wrote "the Schroeder-arm - to which I compared the Tacco, too - I dont´t need to have for its price". He mentioned the following chareacteristics for the Tacco: "tempo and authority, bass performance, energy, the ability to produce extraordinary spaciousness".

Obviously, both arms are of the highest quality, only the Tacco sells for 1800 Euros. You might drop an e-mail to Soundscape-Hifi, too, who has compared Schroeders and Taccos, too.

RWD,
sorry I forgot, Soundscape is a dealer specialised in analogue audio, based in Singapore, who has one of the best sites on the net on a lot of vinyl (soundscapehifi.com). He usually posts over on the vinyl-asylum, carries Scheu among others, and always was quite helpful and truthful when I dropped him a question about vinyl. The nice thing about him is that he recommends not always expensive gear.
I myself, as much as I would like to join you, am a German living in exile in Moscow, Russia, and although I was in NY last year, I will not be able to make it this year.