Hi Peter. apologies for late response. I use the Simplicity II on 2 tables. TW Acustik AC-3 and Technics SP10mk3.
yes, I was talking about the speed of the tonearm, specifically how it stops and starts notes when playing music. The Thales truly made my TW Acustik sound a whole lot better.

Hi Marshall: No. Thank you ! Your effort was clear to see/read:

" I spent a lot of time on the Thales review to gather all of the information and present it correctly...".

Indeed you did. and it shows.

Great call on the "simplicity" (no air pump, noise hoses etc.) component of the Thales Simplicity II.

Anyway, wishing you continued success. Should you continue to display such an earnest "work/writing" ethic, you will earn a respected following in whatever future projects you find yourself engaged.

peter jasz

I spent a lot of time on the Thales review to gather all of the information and present it correctly. Glad it's appreciated!

The longest exposure I've had to a linear tracking arm was my review of the
the V.Y.G.E.R. Atlantis, a real behemoth. The Simplicity II comes the
closest to recreating that of all pivoted arms I've tried. Was it the
same? Honestly, I couldn't say, but it does get a very high percent of
the bennies. And the VYGER cost $40,000 back in
2009.

Another aspect I didn't go into: The Simplicity II is low, or no, maintenance. No air pump; no constant leveling the platter.

Please stay tuned: I have other projects in the works with Thales.

It's a fair question. With your knowledge (easy to read/see), you must have some experience with Linear trackers. It would have been nice to draw some comparisons in the review. But, now is as a good a time as any to elaborate ...

peter jasz

Hi Shane: You're a fortunate man to be enjoying this truly remarkable tonearm. The "speed" you reference I assume is referring to the tonearms sense of acceleration --as opposed to the tables speed (accuracy) ?
That leads me to ask, what table is the tonearm mounted upon?

peter jasz

There are some in your midst that could use some pointers. Actually, "pointers" wouldn't do it.

You covered this Thales (T/T), tonearm and cartridge well. More importantly, you offered some much-needed insight including a historic look (with comparisons), construction details and most importantly your well crafted (and articulated) words regarding "tracking supremacy", among other listening impressions --offering the reader a palpable sense of understanding. Not easy to do.

All was going well until I discovered the price of admission: $15K, $20K, $25,000. OMG.

But most importantly is the age-old problem of (vinyl) tracing distortions that many conventional designs struggle with, and how the Simplicity-2 tonearm (with table/needle contributions) mastered this most distortion prone component to vinyl reply. And with aplomb I may add--according to your most impressive communication of its many virtues.

So nice. But, so expensive ...

peter jasz