Thoughts on SME 10A

That's a good table It's very well built...will last you forever. What arm is on it? The better the SME arm...the better it will sound...If it has a SME IV.Vi I'd jump on it...Lot's of competition in this range.

Does it have a cartridge also at that price? If so, what? If not, what will you consider? Do you have a table currently? If so what?

About all that is needed maintenance wise is a new belt every few years.

The SME10 is a great table, have had a few of them through here over the years. Agree with above regarding arm, the better the arm the better it will sound.

Best of luck

Peter

It comes with the standard arm and no cartridge. I have an Ayre K1x but never got around with getting a table.

So the 10A is a great table...it will absolutely show you what vinyl is all about. I am assuming your Ayre K1x has a built in phono - if so, I bet it's pretty good.

I might try a Lyra Delos or Kleos. See if you can get the deal to knock $500 off if you buy a cartridge also...set up here is crucial...also the arm cable off the SME is a big upgrade item...you don't have to go nuts here...but $500 is VERY well spent money on this cable...

You'd really have to spend over 10k to get a better table...you might be able to get different for $5500...but I doubt better. I had a SME 20/2 and SME IV.Vi...one day I want a SME 30/12

I would have to get a DIN to XLR cable. I have some nice XLR cables. I wish I could get some kind of adapter at the tonearm end so I could use them but I think since DIN is just one 5 pin connection for both channels that might be difficult.