i'll echo Pradeep's experience. the Triplaner is a fine tonearm. i owned it when i acquired the Talea 1, and even initially when i had the Talea 2. as good as the Triplaner was, both Talea's were better at most everything. it's not that the Triplaner was deficient, only that it did not offer the degree of precision or livelyness of either Talea, and as far as bass; the Talea 2 had better bass impact, energy and decay in degrees. it also had a more defined soundstage.
the Triplaner did not approach my Rockport, or any of my master tapes in overall performance; whereas the Talea 2 definitely did.
it's interesting that Atmasphere would choose the Triplaner as his reference that supposedly had better bass than the Talea 2; as not only did i have one (a Triplaner) among my tonearms, but 2 of my local friends switched from Triplaners to Talea's, and Joel Durand also had a Triplaner. i think we kinda had that issue well covered.
and i don't blame Atmasphere for loving the Triplaner, it is a wonderful arm and i mean no disrespect toward it.
the Triplaner did not approach my Rockport, or any of my master tapes in overall performance; whereas the Talea 2 definitely did.
it's interesting that Atmasphere would choose the Triplaner as his reference that supposedly had better bass than the Talea 2; as not only did i have one (a Triplaner) among my tonearms, but 2 of my local friends switched from Triplaners to Talea's, and Joel Durand also had a Triplaner. i think we kinda had that issue well covered.
and i don't blame Atmasphere for loving the Triplaner, it is a wonderful arm and i mean no disrespect toward it.