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why is a 13" tonearm design really superior?

we just mounted the SAEC WE-8000 on my Nakamichi and I can´t really believe what kind of fantastic sound this tonearm is able to reproduce. Is it because this is a very special 13" design or because of the extraordinary headshell design? I think it is the only tonearm with such a long straight alu-pipe. Am i right? Also the lift design is unique, this lift stops at every level you like to use.
Why are todays tonearm developers not anymore going for a 13" or 14" design?
thuchan

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moonglum
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I believe Clearaudio does a 14" variant on one of their designs. Remember being quite surprised at the time.
moonglum
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Hi Thuchan...some interesting comments about the use of carbon fibre in this article (see the Wilson Benesch arm)

http://www.positive-feedback.com/pfbackissues/0605/gordon.tonearm.6n5.html

The author/s have tried as hard as they can to assess the properties of these tonearms. It's a good read... :o)
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