Get Yer Turntables Out For The Lads 2020

[Marco]

I don't doubt it but I've got a Kiseki Purpleheart sitting idle so I'll probably use that initially.

Yes, I guess you'll just have to 'slum it' with that until then!

Marco.

[Shovel_Knight]

What? I´ve won a price with that old Sonylady? A belt drive, by the way.......
Crazy, can´t believe it.
Appreciate that, thank you very very much!

The Sony is a belt-drive but it's the right kind of belt drive. The motor is bigger than my fist... The belt is of a non-stretchy kind. They were used for broadcast duties in Norway!

[The Vinyl Adventure]

Yup, right up my alleyway (as I love high quality, hand-built bespoke equipment), and it's a superb match for low-compliance MCs, specially SPUs!

The combo of the Schick arm on that drop-dead gorgeous Sony, made it a no-brainer winner, IMO. For me, both Sacha's and your T/T are equally lovely, in different ways, but I prefer his arm.

Not a big fan of modern SMEs, sorry. I prefer their older stuff, such as the 3012 or the modern equivalent M2-12R (or their 9-inch counterparts), which I think has sadly now been discontinued:

https://hifilounge.co.uk/product/sme...2-12r-tonearm/

I've also always preferred the look of classic 'J-shaped' Jap detachable headshell arms, in preference to the 'straight' design/look. Just a personal thing... *BUT* - aesthetically the SME suits the lines on your T/T perfectly, and so taken as a whole it looks superb!

You should give a Schick a go sometime, as I suspect you'd LOVE how it sounds, which is quite different from the SME.

Marco.

SME any model is not a touch on the "proper" arms out there, the V was nearly £5.5k before they stopped selling it direct that's far too much when you have brands like REED available for less.



Then in the ultra high end you have Acoustical Systems who made a limited edition arm for 50,000 euros and sold all 21 of them within weeks.

[Bigbird]

SME any model is not a touch on the "proper" arms out there, the V was nearly £5.5k before they stopped selling it direct that's far too much when you have brands like REED available for less.



Then in the ultra high end you have Acoustical Systems who made a limited edition arm for 50,000 euros and sold all 21 of them within weeks.

Absolutely love my Reed. Style and substance in one superbly engineered package . So simple to set up and use too .


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[gninnam]

The Reed does look like a well engineered arm

[gninnam]

Here's the Lenco GL75 with the 12 inch wooden arm in use and sounding supberb