THE SPU NE is closer than the Royal N.
both want a tonearm with an effective mass of over 18g.
The NE has an output of 0.2mV and an internal resistance of 2Ω
The silver has an output of 0.3mV and an internal resistance of 3Ω
The Royal N has an output of 0.2mV and an internal resistance of 7Ω
This latter figure precludes the use of a 1:30 SUT into a 47kΩ MM phonostage for the Royal but this is a decent match for the other two. Put the Royal into a 1:20 SUT or an active phonostage and it can show its worth.
I’ve been using a Royal on a Schröder Reference into a Naim Superline loaded with 220Ω for the last year and love it. It is rather too sensitive to VTA/VTF and can sound rather lack lustre if they’re not just so.
both want a tonearm with an effective mass of over 18g.
The NE has an output of 0.2mV and an internal resistance of 2Ω
The silver has an output of 0.3mV and an internal resistance of 3Ω
The Royal N has an output of 0.2mV and an internal resistance of 7Ω
This latter figure precludes the use of a 1:30 SUT into a 47kΩ MM phonostage for the Royal but this is a decent match for the other two. Put the Royal into a 1:20 SUT or an active phonostage and it can show its worth.
I’ve been using a Royal on a Schröder Reference into a Naim Superline loaded with 220Ω for the last year and love it. It is rather too sensitive to VTA/VTF and can sound rather lack lustre if they’re not just so.