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| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Invictus, Thank you for your civil response to my perhaps intemperate questions. Funnily enough, I would rank those Goldmund turntables as among the worst, most over-rated DD turntables I have ever heard, starting with their very badly implemente... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Woe to the audiophile who uses a Decca cartridge in a totally undamped tonearm. | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Invictus, Please be specific. What Technics/Denon/EMT turntables, exactly, did you "try"? What was the context? On what grounds would you say that the Michell and the SME turntables are "modern"? Neither brand has changed their product line mu... | |
| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? melm, Is this like the Emporer's New Clothes? Only the most discerning are able to see that he is not naked. Or that the SL1200 is not as good as it sounds. | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 I hope my own ART7 will also continue to improve with time and hours of use. I had the distinct feeling it took a step backward 2 nights ago, but that can also happen during the break-in period. Not all the changes that cartridge goes through du... | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Why is everyone trying to strangle the new baby? It may well be that the new SAEC has been corrected with respect to headshell offset angle and alignment geometry. Why not keep an open mind? | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Invictus, No one who seriously examined an SME V would not say that it is a very high quality product, in terms of construction, but just to be accurate, ABEC7 is not the highest possible precision rating. If that's your fetish, you want ABEC9. | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Good work, Raul. Of course, the SME V may not have continued to use a knife edge bearing. I'm sure we will be told.Halcro, I've never owned an SAEC tonearm, but my recollection just from reading on this site, VE, VA, is that the 308N is the one ... | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Earlier SME tonearms were known for the knife-edge bearing. It was one of their advertising points. If the SME V does not incorporate a knife-edge bearing, then I stand corrected. Whether it does or does not is irrelevant to me. Is it shameful... | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Dover, I have no understanding of how tonearms work. | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 audiofun, Thank you for taking the trouble not only to perform the experiments but also to write the results up so thoroughly. One of the first things that comes to my mind is break-in. I am not so sure that other components really change much f... | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! roberjerman, What you say was apparently true of one of their lower end tonearms, and I cannot recall the model name. Perhaps Raul or someone else with a detailed knowledge of vintage tonearms will tell us. However, I think the more expensive SAEC... | |
| Allnic H-3000 hum when mute button engaged. If you're on the West Coast, I agree with others that Albert Porter will probably treat you well. He may even be able to recommend a repair person in your area of California. Dave Beetles is also a first rate person. And yes, it would seem fair t... | |
| Allnic, Herron or Tavish choice? Or tube phono stages with output impedance <1000 ohms. The lower, the better. | |
| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? cleeds, "This is mistaken. Of course it's difficult to do on a lightweight turntable or one with a very compliant suspension. But something like an SME V on a heavy plinth turntable such as a VPI TNT does allow for the safe adjustment of VTA while... |