My thought is SME 309 or 4, which back in the day were the go to choices.
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I'm Dave.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
I've just read of all the advice and suggestions a number of you have made regarding possible replacements for the Nima. Thanks for taking the time to post your thoughts, I appreciate your help.
I suppose now I need to narrow the field somewhat and try to listen to some of these arms. I can have arm boards fabricated by Charles at Truepoint so I'm not limited to one particular geometry such as Rega. I can't consider any arm over stock 9-10 inch length. Shame I missed the Audionote that was for sale but I might have been tempted to buy it without enough thought.
I'm going to try and post a picture of my deck a bit later- just to see how it's done and show off my old PT1.
Thorens TD 124 mkII, SME 3009 mkII unimproved, Transfiguration Spirit mk1. Arcam Delta 70.3.
Radford Revival STA 25 and Rothwell Indus
Tannoy Cheviot and RFC crossovers.
RFC Mercury interconnects and Rhodium Twist speaker cable.
That seems to have worked- not free anymore though!
Thorens TD 124 mkII, SME 3009 mkII unimproved, Transfiguration Spirit mk1. Arcam Delta 70.3.
Radford Revival STA 25 and Rothwell Indus
Tannoy Cheviot and RFC crossovers.
RFC Mercury interconnects and Rhodium Twist speaker cable.