That many?
That is the number that I remember being spoken of, but I may be way off!
I remember thinking at the time that the total number was less than one tenth of the number of Ittoks and Ekoses made by Linn.
That’s a cracker of a photo. Troika’s are such attractive cartridges close up like that…
Thanks for sharing
Thinking you’re getting better at this photo malarkey 
Best wishes at Christmas
R
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Yes, posting photos to the Forum is as easy as falling off a log these days!!
As Xmas has been and gone, I’ll wish you a Happy New Year.
Am I right in thinking that all AROs were built by someone called Clive (or Clyde), who was known in the Factory as “the ARO guy”?
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Great pic👍
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Great shot there Graham.
Where did you get that number?
Sounds too high-ish.
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Last I read was about 1350 but more tops were made than complete units.
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that makes sense for an easy cartridge swap.
I bought an extra wand for it. So now I have two compete sets and an extra wand.
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And I thought that I was being greedy having two AROs!
Incidentally, I am intrigued that the Troika has five fixing points - four at the front, with one much further back. Would an Ittok or Ekos use all five fixing points? Otherwise, what would be the point?
Yes I see that now from your photo Graham
Not sure why the extra 2 fixing points , maybe if it’s set back somehow for whatever reason
Ekos SE has the usual 3
I will ask Mr Swain next time we speak.
Peter Swain reckons there were about 1,350 Aros built.
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Thank you, Clive, that saves my asking.
Looks like they aren’t fixing holes. The three fixing holes are slightly raised, the other holes look to be plain drilled, with no thread?
I assumed the mounting holes are threaded though. Looking at pictures from below, the two extra holes aren’t drilled through, so unless the extra holes are threaded (I’ve never seen one close to) then a bolt and nut won’t work either. Just guessing too, I’m sure someone in this thread knows for sure 
I’m rather foxed, but I’m not going to take the Troika off the ARO in a bid to find out!
They must be there to hold/fix something inside the cartridge.
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What is this Troika exactly? Is it worth getting one?
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It is a twenty/thirty year old cartridge, the internals of which were made by a Japanese company (I have seen both Koetsu and Supex mentioned) assembled and incorporated inside a metal body shell by Linn Products in Glasgow. It produces a beautifully rounded sound across the spectrum with a sweet treble, great midband presence and deep bass.
Production ceased many years ago, but you can buy remakes by Goldring (which I have) and, I believe, ESCO.
I believe that Guy Lamotte used a Troika cartridge when he was designing the ARO.
I would say that it’s very well worth getting one, as it produces such wonderful music. What I found most difficult was getting my hands on an old one in the first place to send to Goldring for restoration.
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I’ve got one Aro arm wand but two bases, bearing pillars, and arm rests. That way I can easily swap the arm wand between two different decks.
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