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Sideways Uni-Pivot Arm, SUPATRAC Blackbird, formerly "Ekos Killer (Price?)"

sonddek said:
Michael Fremer is no giant. When people are famous you almost expect them to be big. I don't know why. He was very engaging and friendly and fun, just like in his content. We sat in the room for a listen and he asked me to send him an arm. Should I?

Just kidding. Making it now.
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Excellent! Glad Mr. Fremer was friendly and took the time to give the arm a listen and hope the review goes forward :)

I like the red Garrard plinth, as it's just so different to most idler drive supports and as a result, totally unexpected. Also like the form factor too, following the contours of the Garrard top plate.
 
Another balding middle-aged man in a sea of us ;-)

I got a bit excited because we all know how effective the Fremer spotlight is. It's quite a surreal moment when you sit in the two centre front seats and have a little listen to your own hand-made tonearm with Michael Fremer! I owe a lot of thanks to everyone on this thread and others who have helped me get this far by sharing your views and ideas, and especially all those who have bought a Blackbird thereby helping to keep the pro-ject on the road.

Rik of Takumi is a very nice chap and he bought one of my display arms and took it at the end of the show.

Munich was a phenomenal experience and I give a big shout to Moonriver, Sonner, Pachanko and OePhi who gave my mullet deck a platform for three days and loved it enough to order three arms between them. Their room sounded great, and their digital kit sounded superb too.
 
Tony L said:

It gets Fremer’s thumbnail! I hope you can make them fast as this will generate ton of interest…
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Great coverage. Very nicely explained. Well done, Richard.

That said, for the UK market, I'd avoid using display records with that particular combination of purple and yellow if I were you. ;)
 
I think that the fremer video explains loads about how the tonearm works, a great demo of the properties of the arm by yourself.

Rgds
Stuart
 
Nice to see a small scale (for now) specialist product inch its way into a very competitive market. The conversation was interesting in so far as that builder was not engaging in the usual sales pitch, rather it was his enthusiasm and engineering nohow that came across in abundance. Sadly too expensive for me, but no doubt with a bit of luck and continued hard work, this arm will make alot of people in the industry sit up and take notice. I do not have an engineering mind and did not understand everything about the unique deign of the arm. I wish the builder every success.
 
I love it when I come across yet another DIYer getting stunning results from copying the SUPA concept for personal use. I'm aware of twenty or more DIY builds, and the builders invariably report unprecedented performance, even from some quite casual attempts. Here's one I found yesterday. Check out the tracking and dynamics, well audible even on a smartphone recording. Standard SUPA fare...
https://youtube.com/shorts/qOj4zatXoQc
 
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