Arc xt demo full#
The full carbon frame is built at a premium factory and while the removable hatch under the belly isn’t big enough for significant storage (you’ll struggle to force an inner tube in) it does let you see how cleanly the frame is put together inside. For £129.99 you can get a ‘Ziggy Link’ that modifies the shock rate to work with a 27.5in rear-wheel and also slackens and lowers the geometry slightly.įorbidden have clearly sweated every other chassis detail too. A second ‘rate control linkage’ connects this link to the swingarm but the whole setup is hidden away in the straddle seat tube with a plastic fender protecting it from rear-wheel roost.
Arc xt demo driver#
The suspension is packaged super neatly too, with the Fox DPX2 shock sitting horizontally in the bottom of the frame controlled by a forged and anodized alloy vertical driver linkage. A full E-Thirteen LG-1 bash guard and chain roller make sure there’s enough wrap on the chainring to stop it slipping. A custom chain guide from specialists E Thirteen sits over the idler and the upper ‘seat stay’ gets a castellated rubber chain slap guard as well. The main pivot has a super broad stance on equally premium bearings with full coverage seals and a knurled adjuster on the offside. The 16 tooth idler rolls on a top-quality Enduro Max bearing and sits centrally on the seat mast just behind the main pivot. Forbidden Druid XT at The Pro's Closet for $6,013.99 (opens in new tab)įorbidden have executed the whole system of pivots, idler and shock linkage (they call it ‘Trifecta’) beautifully too.Putting a free-spinning ‘idler’ wheel up near the pivot point lets the designer decide exactly how much pedal influence they do or don’t want while still keeping that high pivot advantage. Doing that with a conventional chain setup would create vast amounts of pedal pull back and choke through hits and effectively lock the suspension out when pedaling. The idea is that by lifting the main pivot point of the rear swingarm much higher than normal the rear wheel swings back and upwards more, reducing the impact effect of square edges or landings. If anyone would be willing to relate their experiences with these units/room correction and or give me some guidance I'd be very grateful.High pivot, idler wheel suspension has been around on the DH scene for decades thanks to pioneers like Balfa, Brooklyn and Trek but it’s relatively new to trail bikes. Regardless ease of use is important to me - with 2 small kids and a healthy travel schedule I no longer have the unlimited 'tweaking' hours that I once did. It seems that many think the XT32 makes the music sound 'flat' which would be a deal killer for me, but I also see that there is now an app to tweak the results and many are happy with it. That said I haven't been able to A/B these against each other in the same room with same equipment to figure out which would be better for my use. I've listened to a few systems with each and most sounded great.
The age of the Anthem concerns me a bit as does the talk of the many bugs that it had early on, and the HDAM circuits of the Marantz seems good on paper but I haven't been able to A/B this against a competitor to figure out if it's just marketing or an actual feature.Īll this taken into consideration, it seems the biggest differentiation point in these units is the room correction technology with xt32 and ARC. One other desired feature: I listen to multichannel music via SACD/DVD-A and originally wanted to keep my Denon DVD2900 to do so, but with the Sony X800M2 on sale it seems like that offers a good alternative if I end up with a receiver without analog inputs (only the Marantz above offers this). Use will be 33%HT, 33% Tv/Series, and 33% music (although the latter will be more critical listening) I've previously owned an Anthem prepro and loved the sound at the time, but it was so long ago that I'm not sure it's fair to compare to these units at a much lower cost. Feature wise I've narrowed it down to the Marantz 7705/7013 (or perhaps a used 8805/8012), Denon X6500H or used Anthem AVM 60.
Arc xt demo pro#
So far I've been able to figure out and demo much of the equipment, but I'm still lacking clarity on the AVR/Pre Pro choices.įirst, my speaker layout will be 5.2.2, front 3 speakers will be separately amped (lower sensitivity) so I need preouts. I'm at the tail end of months of reading and building my new dedicated HT and at the purchase phase of the project.
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