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. 
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Well I left this forum but I need to react to atmasphere acusation that

I ''made up the (whole) story''. I can start with his conclusion(s) which

assume some premise. But he traw three conclusions which are

difficult to reconcile which each other as conjunctions. So either

something is wrong with his premisse or with his logic. However

let start with his premisses: ''Folks, just you know, 50 microns is

about the same as 2mils... (which) is standard level '' etc,.

But Nandric already stated that 50 microns are sufficient for ''normal

records'' (aka ''standard level'') and also that his Triplanar can track

50 microns but skips out the groove by 60 microns. Nandric who

has no idea how to adjust his Triplanar was somehow able to

adjust his FR-64 (also his Reed 3P) such that he got even 80

microns from his Benz LPS. Nandric was surprised with this result

and asked other members if their Triplanar's also can't track 60

microns. To his big surprise nobody answered this question because

nobody either  own's any test record or because they deed

not care for such experimente or trial. Even our electonic genius

atmasphere does not own any test records among his 4000 records.

 He was obviously also not able to lend one with tracking ability

test  from his friends and perform the same test which would take

about 5 minutes time. Instead he produced an whole technical

story which only few can understad. But this was my request. I

stated nothing about other Triplanars so I don't understand what

the fuss is about. Well if my Triplanar can track 20,30,40 and 50

microns why should my sample be defective? As I also mentioned

I own some low complience carts which can't track more than 50

microns . In my former post I mentioned my Ikeda 9 as example.

But I also mentioned my LPS and Windfeld which can track even

more than my ''magical 70 micron''. But can atmasphere say

where I made this statement about ''magical 70 microns''?

I think that my answer to his ''made up stories'' about Nandric

is suficient. I only repeated his own (technical) statements.

Any arm can do 70 microns or even 80. Its no big deal and Triplanars can do it too no worries.

I don't need a test LP; I can perform tests using my lathe.

The technical story is easy to understand. I'm sure most that have read this far followed it with ease.

The Triplanar is the most adjustable arm in the world. If a person can get it to track at 2 mils but not above that, something is wrong, but given that it can track at 2 mils, probably the setup and not the arm.




What is most likely it would appear from all that is written here is that the owner has either badly installed (aligned) tonearm or he has a defective tonearm but either way he can not tell the difference so everyone would agree I think that he needs the services of a qualified dealer in Music Reproduction Systems and should seek one out with particular experience with analogue/vinyl/turntable playback. Some individuals have trouble seeking help when they have a problem but there is no need to feel this way and it is not the owners fault that he is having bad performance even if it is a setup problem/error because that can be extremely difficult because of the tight tolerances required for proper vinyl playback in a Music Reproduction System. It would be best if he simply accepted this situation and then sought/obtained the help needed to resolve the issue and then he can move on to enjoy properly his Music Reproduction System which now is suffering because of this tonearm problem.
Love my TP VII UII. It tracks fine with each of my handful of carts: Kiseki Purpleheart, Koetsu Urushi Vermillion, Transfiguration Axia S, Charisma MC2. I do occasionally have a faint but audible hum issue, especially with the Kiseki mounted. It takes some fiddling with the leads and trying different grounding arrangements to minimize this but it never totally goes away.  Has anyone dealt with this?  I wonder if there is an upgrade that can solve it. 
Got the "Schalplatte2" and finally completed the Turntable for the Triplanar U12, latest model (1-2017).  It tracks 100 u with no issues, plays tracks 5 and 6 on side B perfectly - so clearly the OP must have some setup issue with his TriPlanar or very unlikely its defective.  The cartridge mounted on the Triplanar U12 is a Lyra Etna.

Heres a picture of the turntable / arm used for this simple test. It is the last picture

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/6431

Good Listening

Peter