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    Default What does one consider to be the perfect elegant looking tonearm

    Tonearms are interesting they can be a thing of beauty some can look rather clumsy and rather bulky. The same 3012r for me will always be a classic beauty as is the Ikeda 407 especially the new version. What are ones thoughts on this matter
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    Always liked the look of the Moerch ones especially the DP6, they look graceful, never heard one though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by smangus View Post
    Always liked the look of the Moerch ones especially the DP6, they look graceful, never heard one though.
    I agree lovely sounding and looking tonearms especially the DP8
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    I rather like the look of the Reed 3P in gold


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    SME 3009 S2 Improved with the fixed headshell. Just stunning, IMHO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beobloke View Post
    SME 3009 S2 Improved with the fixed headshell. Just stunning, IMHO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AJSki2fly View Post
    I rather like the look of the Reed 3P in gold


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    Nice arm I like the 5t even more for its technical look
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Ha. You beat me to it!
    Sme certainly was ahead of the game
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    I've always liked the look of the Linn Itok in a chunky but very well engineered way. The Alphason HR100 is a very elegant looking arm.
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    The Stax UA-7 is very elegant, but doesn't quite have the beauty of the SME.
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