I have always loved the Naim Aro, maybe not so much elegant, but sleek and simple. I also have a fondness for the Well Tempered arms just for their quirkiness, but wonderful sound.
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I have always loved the Naim Aro, maybe not so much elegant, but sleek and simple. I also have a fondness for the Well Tempered arms just for their quirkiness, but wonderful sound.
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I like the chunky look. of the SAT tonearm a Sme series V on steroids also like the look of the Primary control tonearms for the opposite reasons. I also like the look of the Durand Tosca
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The Audiomods Series V in matt finish is a lovely looking thing.
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Thales Simplicity - elegant engineering masterpiece
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Graham Phantom is my arm of choice
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Dynavector DV 507. Elegant it ain't, but I never claimed to have good taste.
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SME 3009 has to be the one
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If we are considering aesthetics alone and independant of audio performance qualities, then I would propose the Infinity 'Black Widow'
and the Audio & Design M9BA mercury contact unipivot
Other arms which 'look right' to my eyes (and are arguably better performers) are those made by Breuer (especially the Type 8 Mk.III)
and the Brinkmann arms (obviously influenced by the Breuer designs)
I like the look of all the SME 3000 series arms (with sole the exception of the III and IIIS) as well as the SME M2-12R
and the Ortofon RMG309i
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