Originally Posted by
AJSki2fly
I think this is a result of the new ownership of the business by "Ajay Shirke is a British businessman and the Chairman (amongst other things) of Cadence Audio SA which owns the businesses of Audio Lounge Ltd and also includes British-based Spendor Audio Systems, Siltech and Crystal Cable BV from the Netherlands." from Wiki and also the recent acquisition of Garrard. Based on this and his experience in the industry you could assume he wants to shut down the door on other turntable manufactures benefiting from using SME arms and enable SME to persuade customers that the total solution offered from an SME TT/Arm or Garrard with SEM arm is the best value on the market.