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TW Raven AC or SME 20.12

I currently own an Oracle Delphi VI 40th Anniversary Model w Turbo Motor with SME V Arm and Ortofon Mc Anna cartridge and recently i have this opportunity to upgrade to a 8 months used TW Raven AC with Raven 10.5 arm and 3 in 1 motor upgrade thru trade in plus cash.

A friend of mine told me that SME 20.12 is the direct comparison to this TW table in terms of Price. Has anyone experience or thoughts concerning my intended upgrade and could possibly share and advice the sonic differences between those tables. I listen to a lot of Jazz and Rock music.

Another question of mine is > Is this really an upgrade from my Oracle Delphi VI ?

Your thoughts are very much welcome.
dreamauduio

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peterayer
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Thanks for that report Dreamauduio. Will you have a chance to hear the SME
20/12 in your system? And do you know which arm you would use in the
20/12? The SME V-12 is supposedly better than the 312S, though I have not
heard both in the same system. I would be most interested in reading your
opinion of its sound in your system.

I have not heard the Oracle. I own an SME 30/12A with V-12 arm which
replaced
an SME Model 10 with V arm, though I have little experience with the Model
20. I
have also heard the AC with 3in1 motor in a friend's system and a few TW
tables
at shows, though I've never had one in my system.

The SME and TW sound quite different in my experience and I look forward to
reading what you decide to do.
peterayer
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The SME V is available with a removable headshell as a special order. With this option, the SME V has azimuth adjustability. To my knowledge, the V-12 does not have this option. That function exists in the 12" SME 312S arm.

If the OP auditions the SME 20/12A and it is supplied with the 312S arm, he will be able to adjust azimuth at the headshell.
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