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What's the best unipivot to arm ever made?

I'm really fond of unipivot tonearms in their way of music reproduction. For my point of view they represent the music with full of energy without loosing its authority and signature. Less is more? I do not know! I'm currently using a Mayware Formula 5 tonearm and believe is one of the best to arms ever made regardless price. Much better than my previous Schroeder Reference (even though I must admit Schroeder was mounted in an inferior turntable). What's your opinion about the best unipivot tonearm ever made and why your preference is so special?
pentatonia
toronto416
216 posts
 
What about Nottingham 12" arms?
lewm
12,988 posts
 
"My system is at the point where the limitations of a 9.5" arm are noticable."
Especially given that the Talea is actually 10.5 inches long, what does that statement mean?
talea
14 posts
 
Lewm,

"the counter-weight is pretty far back from the pivot point"

This is just the way the photo was made, it's not an indication of how the counterweight "should" be placed. The position of the counterweight will depend on cartridge weight and there are of course other positions that will work fine. The Telos is shipped with 4 counterweights and the user can choose the combination that sounds best for a given cartridge. I'm not advocating that the best sound is with the counterweight as far as possible from the pivot point; but sometimes it happens to be the best position.

Cheers,
Joel
lewm
12,988 posts
 
Thanks, Joel. I did not mean for my remark to constitute a criticism of the design. Rather, I meant to imply that sometimes the "rules" of tonearm design are better off when broken, intelligently.
cousinbillyl
190 posts
 
Sorry about that, 10.5" for the Talea ll. Have started saving for a 12", with the Telos at the top of my list.

Any thoughts on the attributes of the counterweight being below the pivot point?.
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