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    Purite Audio Purite Audio

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    Arrived just ths morning, and a much bigger box besides!
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    nando nando

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    hi keith, what's in the box?
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    Nando, you'll have to wait until it hatches! :D
     
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    Spiral groove is the t/t in your Avatar, isn't it? A very pretty beast. Cost?
     
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    hope is not ediable,
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    I suppose you could eat it!
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    Hi Keith,

    Interesting looking stuff. What is it called and what is special about it? How much is it?

    I don't see any details about it or the deck, on your website.

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    Pretty difficult to find anything more than a little blurb and a few piccies anywhere online at all.

    This is one aspect of hi fi that grinds my gears. Stick the price up on your web pages please or at least an approx.

    So many web sites with loads of hyperbole and none of the nitty gritty that Joe Public i.e. me really needs to know lol.

    Saves the embarrassment of asking the DCS guy how much the demo setup would set me back then looking horrified and blurting out "at 32K for a CD player I'd be wanting regular executive hand relief as well as exquisite sonic wonderment!!"
     
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    It only arrived this morning.
    It's Spiral Grooves new 'Centroid' tonearm, it is mean't to be the bees knees.
    Keith.
     
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    nando nando

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    it looks soculant, very nice, let us know how it sounds keith,
    regards, nando.
     
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    Should have it mounted today,
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    nando nando

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    keith, what cartridge are you going to use?
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    This is the other bit,
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    N Hi, probably start with my old XV1-S
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    nice keith, let me know once you run the " ovni" ufo in english and tell us the pleasure of not only using it but the pleasure of the sound,
    regards,
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    Hi Keith,

    So what will be the UK price? Any there any reviews coming up for the deck or arm? Any more info on the arm?

    Will this combo be at Andrew's turntable bake off at the end of the month?

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    Here's some info that Spiral Groove sent me ,
    The Centroid has been designed to locate large, adjustable mass distribution close to the unipivot bearing for a range of cartridge weights, yet, unlike lower mass designs, provides adequate mechanical loading and lateral stability of the unipivot bearing design without the need for an alternate stabilizing device. This focus on centroid location and mass distribution close to the bearing also minimizes the moment of inertia of such large mass, leading to responsive yet stable behavior in reaction to stylus and cartridge forces. Our "Balanced Force Design" indicates a wholistic approach to design that allows mechanical resonances to be channeled in both frequency and amplitude into relatively benign "quiet spectral corridors", away from both musical energy and the normal mechanical errata from record warps, eccentricities etc. A freely moving and classic unipivot execution is essential for the stabilizing benefits of the design to be maximized. The unique aspect of the Centroid is that the pivot point is a fixed point and level with the record surface. VTA is adjusted by raising and lowering the arm body on the pivot pin of the bearing so changing VTA does not change the pivot point relative to the record. Anti-skate is accomplished via a thread and weight system with two very important details. 1. The thread of the anti-skate weight attaches to the arm body and the point of contact is height adjustable. This is important as the arm body changes relative to the pivot point when changing VTA, it is important to place the anti-skate force at the pivot point. Attaching the anti skate force above or below that point will result in unwanted force that can result in azimuth changes as the stylus encounters the varying degrees of skating force across the record. To that point, the skating force curve across the record was carefully analyzed. The Centroid anti skate device has been designed to provide force that follows the skating for curve to provide varying degrees, and therefore uniform anti skate all the way across the record. A fluid damping trough is machined into the arm board and the height adjustable set-screw that plunges into the silicone can be lifted entirely out of the fluid if desired.



    Arm is mounted.
     
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    Set up was very straightforward.
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    Looks delightfully simple Keith, most elegant.
     
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    Cheers Simon, it isn't the ugliest thing and it is nice and compact ( although heavy ) vb Keith.
     
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