We're going down similar paths. I've ended up with a direct rim drive tt/air bearing linear tracking arm/Straingauge cart. Radically different from my prev, more traditional belt drive tt/pivoted arm/standard cart.
As you've noticed, inner groove distortion is a thing of the past. Error free tracking is imbueing an inner calm to music reproduction, but not at the expense of excitement.
A fantastic balance!
Love your Thales rig, a beautiful tt/arm combination, fantastic engineering, at a real world price.

spiritofmusic February 10, 2014 08:12

System edited: It's taken a long time (30 years) to find a turntable that was a significant improvement on my Funk Firm modified Pink Triangle, but finally I've done it. Inner groove distortion be gone!

proftournesol February 09, 2014 00:41