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

Showing 1 response by stringreen

Unless SME fixed the problem on their V, when I had mine, the only way to adjust azimuth is to shim one side or the other of the cartridge. I think this adjustment is an absolute necessity for proper playback.