Tonearm and Cartridge combination is far more important than Tonearm and Turntable combination. If you have matched arm/cartridge then you can use it on any turntable unless you can mount the arm on that table.
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I get confused with so many tonearms because it's a pointless thread! Comparing one tonearm to another on the same turntable with the same cartridge is not easy, probably the best way is to have two identical turntables and cartridges on two different tonearms connected to the same phono stage to make such test. Still not easy to tell which one is more musical, because a cartridge and arm must be matched very well. Then it's a system dependant and we're not a reviewers. What is good for me might be not good for somebody else in his system. It's like tubes vs solid state, conventional speakers vs. full range speakers ... etc. New toneatms vs vintage tonearms and so on and on |
Here is my mid priced top 3 vintage tonearms i've been using on decks like Technics SP-10mkII, SP-20, and later on my Luxman PD-444 (with 20 different cartridges from MM/MI/MF to LOMC). |