Hi Ads...sounds like you are going to have a great set-up! Keep us all posted!
I also had a Grado Sonata for awhile. It was installed in an Itok arm in a Linn LP12 table. It was fine for some time but then I started to see the famous Grado rumble. Yes, the cartridge would actually quiver and jump (almost out of the grooves) and with the volumn very low!! So I purchased the VPI Aries and 10.5 arm in hopes it would be ok.......NO LUCK! I ended up with the Helikon and a Benz m2.
I have , however, heard that the Sonata (and other Grados) do work well with this arm and table. I am sure it was a bad cartridge (HOWEVER, I BROUGHT IT TO THE GRADO HIMSELF AND THEY ANNOUNCED A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH).....Who know??
Anyway, best of luck and keep us posted!!
I also had a Grado Sonata for awhile. It was installed in an Itok arm in a Linn LP12 table. It was fine for some time but then I started to see the famous Grado rumble. Yes, the cartridge would actually quiver and jump (almost out of the grooves) and with the volumn very low!! So I purchased the VPI Aries and 10.5 arm in hopes it would be ok.......NO LUCK! I ended up with the Helikon and a Benz m2.
I have , however, heard that the Sonata (and other Grados) do work well with this arm and table. I am sure it was a bad cartridge (HOWEVER, I BROUGHT IT TO THE GRADO HIMSELF AND THEY ANNOUNCED A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH).....Who know??
Anyway, best of luck and keep us posted!!