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@nandric : You are wrong again and talk because you have " mouth ". I never posted if the EPA 100 is better but only about its overall design made not by a single person but for a company that in those times belongs to the japanese gigantic Matushita group where Panasonic belongs too.

You can be sure that no one has more resources, dedicated and experts engineers, quality level of design and excecution of designs that TECHNICS.

In those times Technics never did a single design mistake in all its analog audio items. Technics manufactured TT motors for companies as Micro Seiki and others, his SP-02 was designed expressily to use as a motor for the recording cutting machines and even the SP10 MK3 motors were used in those cutting machines. You have no idea what you are talking about. With all respect to Ikeda and Reed you named they are almost " nothing " against what was Technics in those times: a " brutal " corporation.

There is no single problem with heavier counterweigths in the EPA 100, Technics gaves it as an add-on for those customers that need it. The tonearm bearing desing is unique gimbal kind using 20 precision ruby balls ( Technics precission not other manufacturer level. ). Got it? period.

Technics EPA-100 on thevintageknob.org

R.

In that EPA 100 regards yes I'm. If you have trouble with the EPA 100 could be that your tonerarms been not in good operation condition due that are vintage ones.

Anyway, enjoy the MUSIC.

R.

Dear @nandric : What Ikeda-san " said " it does not matters about the Technics EPA 100 tonearms and it’s only his own ignorance about.

EPA 100 works really fine with any kind of cartridges including LOMC ones. I owned all Technics top vintage tonearms models where in all them Technics gaves as an additional choice a second heavier counterweigth. Even I still own one of its models.

So, Technics knew exactly how theirs designs " runs " and certainly not you or the Redd one or Ikeda can´’t go against Technics designs where everything was CALCULATED by its experts engineers.

Who are you against Technics? when its tonearms are just superb with any cartridge.

R.

Dear @wrm57 : Both EPA 100 are really good tonearms and in any case both needs an internal rewiring. Japan vintage analog items or Yahoo could be the best sites to look for either one.

Differences in between depends of the cartridge you mount and the system resolution but your A90 will perform lovely in either one, the MK2 is more hard to find out.

Now you could look too for the EPA 500 where exist with at least 2 arm pipes, one astraigth and the similar to the EPA 100 S shaped. Build material is similar to the EPA 100 but came with the truly best VTA on the fly tonearm ever made that's the same that comes in the 100MK2.

Differences with the 100 mainly are: bearing is not " ruby jewels " as both 100's but gimbal where the bearing friction stated lower than 7mg instead the 5mg. on the 100. I owned the 500 too and the S shaped pipe is the 250.

R.

Dear @wrm57  : If you can find out the EPA 100 that's bettr option and up-grade vs the Graham and maybe the Reeds too.

 R.