Troika or Arkiv?

Posted by: JohnS on 13 March 2002

Assuming that you did not have the luxury of an A/B comparison, and you were buying second hand, so the Arkiv was $150 or so more than the Troika, which would you recommend for its 'musicality'? I have an LP12/Lingo/Ittok LVII.

Incidentally, the reason I have Naim rather than Amstrad is because I heard an LP12/six-pack/Isobarik system in the early 80s and was totally blown away. I wanted _that_ sound.

John

Posted on: 13 March 2002 by Phil Barry

Uhh...can you swing an ARO or Ekos?

Posted on: 13 March 2002 by JohnS

I can't fund the purchase of a new arm and continue with my plans to purchase a 1/4 share of a Trinidad.

Top speed: 167 kts
Ceiling: 20K
Retractable gear

Yay!

-John

Posted on: 14 March 2002 by Frank Abela

If you're trying to recreate the classic 80's sound, then the Troika would be the one.

Regards,
Frank.
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Posted on: 14 March 2002 by Simon Matthews

"I bought a secondhand rebuilt Troika with a boron cantilever"

Very interesting. Is this via expert stylus company? When I spoke to them recently they said that this was not commercially available. Can you shed some more light on its history?

Posted on: 14 March 2002 by Chris L

quote:
can you swing an ARO or Ekos?

I have this strange thought that the above is like twirling your interconnects!

I must check next time I'm on a factory tour at Naim, if they've added an "ARO Swinger" next to the "SNAIC Shaker"

Chris L

Posted on: 14 March 2002 by Frank Abela

I was referring to the sound that JohnS referred to in his opening post.

Regards,
Frank.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of any organisations I work for, except where this is stated explicitly.