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Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade"

Contemplating  sending my Tri-Planar Vll back to Tri Mai for his "SE Upgrade". Essentially, same carbon fiber wand and internal silver wire and leads used in his 12" U12 arm. Anybody done the dirty deed?  If so, better, worse or pretty much the same. 

I've only seen one post on the subject and that person seemed more than happy.

Thanks to anyone who responds with personal experience.  No conjecture please. 
rfogel8

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salectric
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This thread unfortunately got way off track.  Looking through all the posts, I only saw one comment about the upgraded wiring vs. the stock Discovery wiring.  Does anyone else have any reactions to the upgrades for the Triplanar, especially the wiring change?
salectric
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Peter,

That sounds like a good idea.  Stability is always important.  I noticed your Triplanar still has the damping trough.  If you are not actually using the trough, you should try removing it from the arm.  I did that a number of years ago and was surprised by the improvement in sound quality.  It was too long ago for me to recall the specifics but it was an easily noticeable improvement. 
salectric
757 posts
 
Yes, the damping trough was removable on the VII without affecting the armrest.  I didn't realize that had changed.
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