the 'news' is that Joel Durand has a new tonearm, the 12" Telos, which i'll have (hopefully) within a month. for the last 6-9 months Joel has brought over various versions of this amazing creation, each one more outragously amazing sounding than the previous, and tested it in my room. initially on the Beat, and for the last few months on the NVS. up till now i've not been able to post about it.
this tonearm has changed how i view the heirarchy of things audio. i've made claims about how unipivots are better than other arms, how arms in general are the most important component by far of the vinyl playback system, and even how vinyl can sound better than the best tapes. i've written about how distortion is prevalent in an audio system, and until you hear it's absense, you really are clueless to reality.
all those 'opinions' are based on my exposure to this game destroying tonearm, the Telos. every session with this arm causes those who have been lucky enough to be witness to babble on about the implications of what we were hearing. you want to pinch yourself to make sure it's real.
and it is real. imagine the concept of a Formula 1 car applied to a tonearm. and this Formula 1 car is not subject to any restrictions. every varaible of tonearm design and execution has been challenged and proven or thrown out, and then every piece has been optimized to the max.
anyway; those are just words on a page. my understanding is that the Telos will be at RMAF to be listened to. i cannot wait for more ears to be exposed to this phenominal product.
this tonearm has changed how i view the heirarchy of things audio. i've made claims about how unipivots are better than other arms, how arms in general are the most important component by far of the vinyl playback system, and even how vinyl can sound better than the best tapes. i've written about how distortion is prevalent in an audio system, and until you hear it's absense, you really are clueless to reality.
all those 'opinions' are based on my exposure to this game destroying tonearm, the Telos. every session with this arm causes those who have been lucky enough to be witness to babble on about the implications of what we were hearing. you want to pinch yourself to make sure it's real.
and it is real. imagine the concept of a Formula 1 car applied to a tonearm. and this Formula 1 car is not subject to any restrictions. every varaible of tonearm design and execution has been challenged and proven or thrown out, and then every piece has been optimized to the max.
anyway; those are just words on a page. my understanding is that the Telos will be at RMAF to be listened to. i cannot wait for more ears to be exposed to this phenominal product.