TriPlanar tonearm outward skating issue

Now, if Triplanar comes here and says that that issue is part of the toneaerm design at least the owners needs to know it but no explanation and not fixed trouble. !!!

I own two of them and neither has this problem.

I would contact Triplanar; but I've talked to Triplanar about this and he says that this problem can occur if the interconnect cable is pulled too hard. It causes the cable to not have enough slack going through the gimbals.

Its also easy to fix- just extract some of the wires from the cable where the clamp is mounted at the base of the arm so as to give the wires a bit more slack.

Dear @cleeds : What is something " weird " is the very high tolerance levels that some times we audiophiles have with manufacturers or retailers when they just can’t fix a problem like the @wrm57 with his tonearm.

I see he is satisfied when was him whom fix it.
My question: where is that tonearm manufacturer that did not fix aproblem in its manugactured tonearm? , I think that when we take te responsability to fix a manufacturer problem we are taking out the main responsability of any manufacturer/designer and that’s why I said seems to me " weird " the wrm57 attitude but this attitude it’s not the first time we took it, any one can read the VPI thread here where manufacturer just does not takes its main and only responsability after the product be sold.

Now, if Triplanar comes here and says that that issue is part of the toneaerm design at least the owners needs to know it but no explanation and not fixed trouble.  !!!

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

rauliruegas

That problem is a real problem with your tonearms even that one of you " solved ". That's not a normal behavior.

I'm with Raul on this one. The OP treated the symptom of the pickup arm problem, not the root cause.

Dear @shayes002 @wrm57 : That problem is a real problem with your tonearms even that one of you " solved ". That's not a normal behavior.

Due to past experiences I had could be that the problem is in anti-skate mechanism where the thread in that mechanism does not " flows " in easy way ( to much friction. ) or that the thread is to short/length to achieve zero bias when in rest position.

Those 2 kind of problems I had in the past with tonearms and I can't be sure that is what's happening in the Triplanar. What I'm sure is that is unacceptable in any tonearm design. It's obvious that something is wrong and the best way to fix it is that both of you put in contact/touch with the today manufacturer.

Yes, I read that @wrm57 did it in the past and the manufacturer just did not fixed but it's him who has the responsability to do it.

Maybe there are other owners that has a " lighter " problem with out know it.

Normally that bias mechanism is " calculated " to start to works from the begin of the LP at outerward groove and goes higher in small force increments as the tonearm play at the inside grooves.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

Yes, the wiring was my first thought, too. I've played around with the cable to no effect. Perhaps there is some torquing of the internal wiring within the arm tube/pivot, I don't know, but that's beyond my skill to check. And as I've been able to dial-in bias with the lighter weight, I see no need to send it back to Tri.

wrm57

@cleeds: Good thought but the Triplanar has a captive cable fixed to the base, relieving stress on the arm from the cable.

Given the skating issue you described, this captive cable warrants close examination.

@shayes002: I, too, have noticed a high amount of native anti-skate in my Triplanar VII uii. Nothing like yours but still quite a bit. The armboard and table are perfectly level, and all parameters are set with reliable tools. Tri sent me a lighter counterweight but it’s still too heavy. So I fabricated a lighter one still, comprised of two layers of blutak between three small titanium washers. Slides on, stays put, and allows for adequate fine-tuning of bias.

@cleeds: Good thought but the Triplanar has a captive cable fixed to the base, relieving stress on the arm from the cable.

Have you checked the wiring of your pickup arm? It needs to be dressed so as not to apply any force to the arm itself.

The Triplanar arm allows for azimuth adjustment. Have you adjusted it for proper azimuth?