What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V?


Thinking about the possibility of searching for a new tonearm. The table is a SOTA Cosmos Eclipse. Cartridge currently in use is a Transfiguration Audio Proteus, and it also looks like I will also have an Ortofon Verismo if a diamond replacement occurs without incident. 

The V is an early generation one but in good condition with no issues. Some folks never thought highly of the arm, others thought it quite capable. So it's a bit decisive. 

The replacement has to be 9 to 10.5 inches. I have wondered if Origin Live is worth exploring? Perhaps a generation old Triplanar from the pre owned market?

 Any thoughts on what are viable choices? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

neonknight

Showing 1 response by jmkrajnik

I have the Graham Phantom.  It is the best arm I've ever had. Very adjustable.  The SME 5 is a good one.  It will be hard to beat, though a Phantom II or the Kuzma would be ones to try.  A friend has recently gotten a Kuzma, but I haven't heard it yet.  He likes his Kuzma better than the Graham, though I imagine that they would be close.