Having used the SME309 and Jelco arms both with good cartridges I can say IMHO the Jelco is better. The Denon 103 suits it very well also.
Location: Huddersfield
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I'm David.
Having used the SME309 and Jelco arms both with good cartridges I can say IMHO the Jelco is better. The Denon 103 suits it very well also.
What's one of these ?
MCRU Technis PSU
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
Location: Huddersfield
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I'm David.
I just noticed this post. Nope I was going to buy a Garrard 401 as a thing it is a thing of much beauty and then common sense kicked it. I have a 309 tonearm sitting on the 301 which needs a but a TLC. I intend restoring the 301 as it needs some TLC. This will form the deck for my valve system (see my signature). Currently its sitting on my bedroom floor. I have many projects on the go like pimping out a playstation one CD player and making lovely new power cables and balanced interconnects for my 1210 setup. So at least the 301 is now out of the attic!!
PS I have a linn lp12 up in the attic as well and that IS staying up there !!!
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
VALVE
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
MONO
Pre Croft Epoch Power Sondex S100 Deck Garrard 301 Tonearm SME 3009 Cartridge SPU MONO mk II Phonostage Croft Music Maker Speaker Quad ESL 57 Cables Tonearm SME IC - Duelund Realsound Speaker SEAC 850C
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 3,359
I'm David.
I have it on here at the moment, 401, 309, oyaide cable going direct to my pre-amp which as an excellent phono module built in (it was an optional up-grade at the time).
The arm when I bought it off SWA had Graham's own tone arm cable, the oyaide just sounds so good I cannot see any need to use another, I have a Jelco one as well but nowhere near as good.