Unipivot VS Gimbal

[nc42acc]

Any forum members have experience with the sonic differences between the unipivot vs gimbal tonearm?

 

[Mike]

Yes! I’m a gimbal man even though my own turntable is unipivot!. I find the bass better with the gimbal and easier to ensure proper setup. The unipivot sounds more airy, but the gimbal presents a more solid image.

 

[nc42acc]

Yes! I’m a gimbal man even though my own turntable is unipivot!. I find the bass better with the gimbal and easier to ensure proper setup. The unipivot sounds more airy, but the gimbal presents a more solid image.

Thank you Mike!

 

[W9TR]

I have both Unipivot (Nottingham AceSpace) and gimbal (Michell Engineering T8) arms and I think the bass is better with the gimbal arm.

But other differences could be in play. Like a 12” linear fiber arm tube in the Nottingham vs. a 9” tapered titanium arm tube in the Michell. And the fact that these arms are on different tables. This with a Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation cart.