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[Wakefield Turntables]

Hmmmm my 1210 as you can see is not quite stock !!!!! The main thing is that your enjoying your 301, I hope it gives you many years of pleasure.

[Beobloke]

The answer would be yes, but I havent played around with putting the ortofon cadenza black on the 301 and the 301 only ever gets played through the Tannoy's. I think your probably going to say that the 301 should be just as good in the bass area. I would not disgree with you either. The 301 is still a WIP, I would like a better bearing and a decent platter mat which I suppose could improve things. TBH I only use the 301 for Jazz, classical, vocal, folk etc. The 1210 is used for Metal and Prog.

It was actually the SME V I was going to point the finger at, as I've personally never heard another arm offer quite its level of low end impact!

[Wakefield Turntables]

It was actually the SME V I was going to point the finger at, as I've personally never heard another arm offer quite its level of low end impact!

You have a very fair point in that the V is excellent at low end grunt. My plinth for the 301 is setup for the old SME 3012 which IMHO dosent offer the same impact in the bass area as the SME V.