On our original tonearm, some anti-skate force was applied via damping of the unipivot bearing. This damping is not possible with the new gimbal bearing, so we designed an anti-skate mechanism (consisting of a small spring that is pre-set at the factory) that provides a small amount of outward force to counteract inward skating force.

The new anti-skate mechanism allows the stylus to sit more precisely in the center of the groove, which improves trackability and further reduces distortion. The difference is most noticeable on difficult-to-track passages that contain large amplitudes or complex waveforms (e.g. trumpets, percussion).