Price drop to $450I am selling a Magnepan Unitrac Tonearm in very good condition. It’s a unipivot and the only tonearm ever designed by Magnepan, in the eighties. It has a cult following in certain audiophile circles, and for good reason. The tonearm is complete and comes with the original manual. It has both counterweights (the main one and the one that allows for use of cartridges over 7g). It has both mounting templates, and the alignment jig that allows for correct mounting of the cartridge. It has 3 lateral weights for azimuth adjustment. It has the little bucket for antiskate adjustment. It has the correct nut for mounting. This tonearm has VTA adjustment on the fly using a hex wrench of the correct size (not included but a standard multi size hex wrench will have a size that works). This is very convenient! This was my main tonearm for years, first on a Thorens TD 150, then on a Garrard 401. It’s really great, and an absolute bang for the buck, if one uses a good high compliance cartridge. I used a Shure V15-III with JICO stylus (not included) with it, and it sounded great. I also used a Grace Level II cartridge that was even better. I am a professional musician and this tonearm, in my opinion, is an absolute steal. With a good system around it, everything sounds realistic and draws the listener in. This tonearm was featured in the system of mine that was described in the following Stereophile article: https://www.stereophile.com/content/musicians-audiophiles-jerome-sabbagh (please cut and paste the URL) You can hear it in action in the following two videos: https://youtu.be/HF_GZGU4yLE
https://youtu.be/rdrQxXk_T2U I am only selling because I have another one of these that I am keeping (I loved the arm so much that I bought a backup), and I find myself trying out low compliance MC cartridges that require a heavier arm that I’ve invested more money in, so I need to sell this. If I don’t manage to beat the sound I was getting - and so far, I am not sure yet -, I may well come back to the Magnepan and the world of MM cartridges. The only quirk of this particular tonearm is that the tonearm cable (included) was terminated with weird plugs (see picture) instead of the regular RCAs. This should not be hard to change, but I am not handy with a soldering iron, so I can’t do it myself. The tonearm is perfectly functional and does not need to be rewired, or anything else. $450 + shipping. I can send more photos if needed. Any questions, please ask. Pickup in Brooklyn is possible. Otherwise, I will pack carefully.
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