Michell TechnoArm
The TecnoArm(a) is a fundamental mechanical rebuild of the well-known
RB250 tonearm, to which is added monolithic wiring of the highest quality.
The arm tube is bead-blasted and perforated, which disperses structural
resonances and yields a lower effective mass. The arm wand is internally
damped to reduce resonance further, and the headshell is machined flat,
to allow true azimuth relative to the bearing craddle. After modification
the bearings are re-adjusted for highest possible performance, according
to original Rega procedures.
"If your musical priorities are excellent
control of both frequency extremes, without analytical sterility,
the TecnoArm is more than good enough, especially with its combination
of accurate but powerful bass. If low coloration and evenhanded tonality
is your priority, the arrival of the Michell TecnoArm means you no
longer have to save for a SME series IV or SME V". Mark
Wheeler www.tnt-audio.com
TNT Audio:- "There is something remarkably transparent
about the Orbe/Tecno Arm combination of low noisefloor, low colouration
and timbral equanimity that just makes it a pleasure to listen to music.
I will remember the absolutely glorious rendition of Side one of Transformer long
after this Tecno Arm goes to its new home. Michell now have an arm worthy
of their turntables, an arm capable of making a synergistic match with
models ranging from the Tecnodec, through Gyro variants right up to the
Orbe."
Features
- One-piece perforated arm casting with internal foam damping
- Proprietary silver litz cable in a continuous run from cartridge
to amplifier
- PTFE dielectric, metal braided shielding, separate ground wire
- Silver-plated cartridge clips and phono plugs
- Two counterweights, matching cartridges of 4-7g and 7-13g
- Vertical tracking force adjuster in steps of 0.1g
- Vertical tracking angle adjuster
- Finger locknut for easy arm removal or VTA adjustment
- Three year warranty
Michell
TecnoArm "If your musical priorities are
excellent control of both frequency extremes, without analytical
sterility, the TecnoArm is more than good enough, especially
with its combination of accurate but powerful bass. If low coloration
and evenhanded tonality is your priority, the arrival of the
Michell TecnoArm means you no longer have to save for a SME series
IV or SME V". Mark Wheeler www.tnt-audio.com |
Origin Live
Silver "the Silver is...the very best tonearm I've ever
heard…awsomely tight bottom end...the midband - glass
clear, incredibly liquid, fantastic image precision, walkaround
soundstaging and incredible timbral realism...the treble is shockingly
open and airy up top...the £599 price tag is laughably
low...could probably charge 5 times this amount...words can’t
express how good this is - one of the designs of the decade."
Hi-Fi World, March 2002 |
SME
Series V Series V sound has an almost startling dynamic range
and neutrality enabling high levels to be enjoyed. It escapes
the 'LP' sound and demonstrates that structural resonances in
pick-up arms are responsible for much that makes vinyl records
readily discernible from master tapes. |
Origin
Live Illustrious mk2 and the winner is... the Origin Live
Illustrious, a pick up arm that is quite simply breathtaking.
It's ability to display a three dimensional stereo image is above
critisism, as is it's transparency and lack of artifice. It also
has amazing tonal accuracy, which lets the "flavour" of
each instrument or voice flood out of the speakers. This is the
respect in which it is most obviously superior to the SME....
on any deck ... this is surely the best.
Albert Lee - Hi-Fi World 2004 Group comparison test of 7 tonearms |
Brinkmann
10.5 "This arm bears a striking resemblance to that
once made by Breuer of Switzerland, right down to the restrictively
shaped headshell." - HiFi + extract |
Origin Live
Enterprise This arm is packed with radical new thinking and
technological advances, to significantly elevate toneram performance
beyond anything that has gone before. Rather than list the features
of this arm, we invite those who want to experience ultimate
performance to simply listen. The most obvious aspects of this
arm are it's sheer speed and realism that is approaching live
music. The tightness and depth of bass is a revelation and will
expose you to your records in a totaly new light
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