i own an EMT 948 myself, it’s a fine turntable. i use it to play my mono pressings.
i have the stock tonearm removed, substituted a stainless steel armboard, and use a Durand Kairos tonearm with my Miyajima Infinity Mono cartridge. i don’t use the on board phono circuit.
i owned both a Technics SP-10 Mk2 and SP-10 Mk3. those were more neutral sounding to my ears, but the EMT 948 might be a little more ’sexy’ sounding than either of the Technics. low noise, nice bass. i use a custom wood plinth. the EMT 948 is a broadcast machine designed to be dropped into a desktop with space for the cage frame below. so installation is not standard tt stuff.
$10k for this one? it's 'all the money' i think. i have a friend who owns a couple NOS (new old stock) EMT 948’s. 10 years ago i used one of his NOS EMT 948’s in my system for a couple of years. never really liked the arm. opinions about an EMT 948 typically involve that arm.
i have the stock tonearm removed, substituted a stainless steel armboard, and use a Durand Kairos tonearm with my Miyajima Infinity Mono cartridge. i don’t use the on board phono circuit.
i owned both a Technics SP-10 Mk2 and SP-10 Mk3. those were more neutral sounding to my ears, but the EMT 948 might be a little more ’sexy’ sounding than either of the Technics. low noise, nice bass. i use a custom wood plinth. the EMT 948 is a broadcast machine designed to be dropped into a desktop with space for the cage frame below. so installation is not standard tt stuff.
$10k for this one? it's 'all the money' i think. i have a friend who owns a couple NOS (new old stock) EMT 948’s. 10 years ago i used one of his NOS EMT 948’s in my system for a couple of years. never really liked the arm. opinions about an EMT 948 typically involve that arm.