Rockitman,
thought so too. when I was looking at the Continuum Cobra usually on images or at fairs I thought it is a funny creature. When you have installed this arm and you look on your turntable this arm has some powerful elegance. It is a design piece!
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one of the simplest and most elegant designs is the SAEC WE 8000, and one of the best in musical affairs.
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Dear Nandric,
there is a good reason why you could compare Japanese and German engineers qua culture. Regarding their way of careful planning, studying and intensive implementation there are obviously parallels. When I have worked with German and Japanese engineers I always was astonished how close they were in their "technical mind set". Nevertheless you are right there are other cultural differences but maybe between managers or every day people (like we).
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Copperhead and Cobra are no mainstream designs.
When I first saw pictures I had the same impression.
You need to see it in reality or better listen to it.
When you see the bearing and structure, have the tonearm in your hands you will look at it differently- I am pretty sure.
I think you would be not the first changing your attitude - and this is not an easy process. Don't mind if you stick to it.
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God thank you that we have different taste and we get not stoned if we are the ugliest - extreme propositions call for extreme point of views.
and not everyone deserves the best - har har
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Halcro,
I like you in the role of the Director of the Aesthetics branch. Maybe you hire Audiofeil as the Director of the Bureau of Humor - I always do me hard to understand him, does he live in a small country? or is he very remote?
Dover,
obviously you do`not know the Cobra arm, otherwise you would not have stated - there is nothing new. Maybe you should start looking underneath the arm first. This is the advice I also gave Audiofeil but he seems to know better,so he may answer your upcoming questions more precisely...
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Deartonearm,
pls. read, it is not only about the looks. Or do I have some problems in understanding...
"That rules out the Continuum arms then - there is nothing new there other than the "shape" of the arm tube - which looks like an Art Deco Bakelite Slimline Telephone handle or an overripe banana with frostbite"
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No No Deartonarm, don`t get me wrong. You should know me. I can stand different opinions and I do respect other people view. It is not that I own this "ugly Telephone handle" (BTW does not work that way). What sometimes drives me crazy is if people are talking about technical implications but have obviously no glue about the basics of the unit. If I don`t know I don`t talk about it. If I don`t have my own experience with it I may address that I am guessing (this helps assessing for other people).
So let`s compromise - it was only about looks...
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Dear all,
As no one is following my advice to look underneath the Cobra arm and the ignorance level is rising (like that word, picked it up in another thread - sorry) may I add:
which tonearm provides a magnetical supported armboard allowing adjustment (hard, soft)?
and to my knowledge it is the most expensive tonearm - but this is an innovation of a different kind.
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Dear Geoch,
yes, the armboard is floating but in a very stable way. Four magnets on the rear side of the armboard (two each) are facing four magnets mounted on two special side rests. You may adjust the distance between the magnets for getting a harder or softer "footprint" of the arm.
It is working like in the DaVinci Gabriel II which runs with two big magnetical platters, only moving here.
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Dear Halcro,
in general you are right. But the cobra tonearm is designed for usage with a floating armboard. It is part of the system. But you may use it without, of course.
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Does anybody regard the Breuer or Brinkmann or Raven as beautifully designed tonearms? They look very simple (lookings only of course), a bit Bauhaus design like.
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Dear Geoch,
this was a clear word in the direction of Nandric who seems to have a hard life anyway - he gets teased from so many sides :-) but he also seems to be a stable warrior passing all times...
Regarding Greek, I was able to participate at a conference this week some industry leaders participating, including a major bank representative. Mr Six from the rental chain was talking too and he reported about an ironic advertisment camapaign he did in Greece. Mr Sixt is famous for his ironic marketing efforts.
He advertised: " dear people of Greece at my shop you may pay in Drachmas if you want from now on".
As a result of this he was punished a lot and had to write excuses to many Greek people and institutes. Maybe Nandric should write a letter too...
BTW I don`t agree with Mr Sixt !
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Dear Geoch,
I have two SAECs, the 8000 and the 506/30. I have no problems with the azimuth adjustment cause both arms are precisely levelled. When you are using SME headshells you can also adjust the position a little. I know that many DaVinci users complained about the fixed headshell's position where you could not adjust the Azimuth.
Agree that Azimuth control is important!
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I have seen nice images of the new DaVinci Masters Reference Virtu tonearm with a flexible SME shell. Not ugly at all !
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