@cleeds You Stated, "Unfortunately, there are some users here who very much treat discussions as a battle where the adversary must be annihilated. They make absolute pronouncements, and then attack any person or product that conflicts with their personal gospel. It stifles conversation."
@neonknight has created another Thread seeking ideas about Tonearm Alternatives for a owned model.
'neonknight', as an extension of the earlier started Thread and I assume as a result of looking into the world of Tonearms. Has most likely made a discovery that got his attention.
The want has been expressed to learn a little more, resulting in creating this Thread, where there is a inquiry about the Viv Lab Tonearm, resulting in the following:
"I am trying to do my due diligence about this arm. I am just having a hard time getting my head around this idea of zero overhang and no offset. Does this arm really work the way it is reported to do?"
Six Pages have followed, where it can be seen, reports offered by users of the Viv Lab Arm, have been denied the validity being made known about their experiences and the Good Impression made. Viv Lab Arm Users have even made it known that they have had it supersede other Brand Tonearms that show up regularly as a Tonearm to aspire to, or seen as a recommendation to others to seriously consider.
The Thread has a healthy motivation, as it has certainly been with a content supplied through the positive information, through the reporting on user experiences, that has encouraged other to investigate further and in some cases create the chance to experience the design or a close alternative when possible.
Hoo Rah for that as a outcome, nothing ventured , nothing gained. Certainly no noticeable 'contempt prior to investigation' from this group of inquisitive types.
The most noticeable alternative approach to the Thread from the above two outlined approaches, are looking to be from individuals that have completely misunderstood the Op's inquiry.
These individuals have approached the Thread to do the utmost best to impose their interpretations on why a Overhung Geometry is the only configuration worthwhile considering and why the Underhung Geometry is not worth any consideration.
It is this approach that is seemingly way 'off track', pardon the pun, and quite a distance from the OP's initial inquiry.
As a basic evaluation, the OP, has still got an interest in the Viv Lab Arm and has made inroads to learning how to acquire one.
Users of the Viv Lab Arm, do not appear through their reporting, to be swayed to making a change to an alternative arm.
A few very experienced users of the Vinyl Medium have and are to actively create an experience of the Geometry of the Viv Lab Arm. This is where I connect with the Thread.
A 'minority' are left licking their wounds to fight another day, 'there is certainly no winners in this camp' the arguments presented are off topic. Looking at the follow up the the posts made from this camp, it does look like the content has been dismissed as being, not of any use by many readers of it.
