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JMW 9 effective mass?
I am using a newer JMW 9 arm on my scout and I would say it has a higher effective mass than is specified.  Its sounds great with a Lyra Delos.  I have the Stainless steel arm tube version.  I think its a match made in heaven 
Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment.
The Classic reissues are probably not as easy to find some of them as they are out of business but Analogue Productions has reissued most if not all and they are probably as good if not better than the Classics. 
Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment.
Guantanamera - The Sandpipers OriginalThe blue note reissues from Music Matters are quite good if you like Jazz. 
Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment.
Gaite Parisienne Offenbach Boston Pops - Classic ReissueByron Janis/Fritz Reiner Liszt Todtentanz Rachmaninoff Concerto No 1 Classic ReissueThe Reiner Sound - Classic ReissueThe Pines of Rome - Original Shaded DogItalian Pleasures - Sheffield labs... 
Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment.
Johnny Cash at San Quentin Mono Great raw performance.Julian Bream Guitar Concertos RCA Red Dog originalElvis Presley Xmas Album original pressCarmen Living Stereo - Soria Series original Shaded DogReaders Digest Treasury of Light Classical music ... 
Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment.
Fleetwood Mac - original pressingBruce Cockburn Waiting for a Miracle - importHerb Albert The Beat of the Brass - OriginalRachmaninoff 3rd Symphony and Easter Overture - Classic ReissueSir Adrian Boult Concert Favorites Chesky 180 GramPink Floyd T... 
VPI Prime or Scout or ???
How many scouts are there? 
SME V tone arm advice
great choice 
SME V tone arm advice
the prime is not an upgrade. 
Spend my $1000 on a turntable
why not just keep what you have and get a better cartridge or maybe upgrade the arm.  I am not sure how the older technics arms perform with newer carts.  I had one when I was younger and I loved it. 
Seeking arm suggestions for a Grace F9R
Maybe that older boron Technics arm? Grace made a pretty decent arm. 
NOS Grace F9E question
The cartridge sounds very nice. It is not as detailed as the Lyra but it does other things that take me back to another era. It looks like it has never been used before. 
Tube recommendations
rca 12at7wa triple mica 
Which Nakamichi to choose?
My 2 favorites from yesteryear were the CR-7A and the BX-300. 
Tracking Force Range, Benz M2
This is where that whole conversation comes into play that once the cartridge is altered by someone other than the original manufacturer, that the cartridge is no longer that cartridge.  Try to do it by ear.  It should be close to the original spe...