New Ortofon RS-212D tonearm, chez Marco

[Marco]

Hi Guys,

I'm due to pick up a 9" version of one of these babies on Thursday, to use on my Techy:





12" version shown here on an utterly gorgeous Pro-ject X-tension T/T:





For me, that is one of the loveliest looking new T/Ts I've seen in a long time! Nice clean, simple lines, but not drab or 'sober' looking either, like some black coloured T/Ts can be. I find SMEs a bit like that, and consequently somewhat 'soulless'.


And the Ortofon on a Dr. Feickert Woodpecker:





And on a TD-124:











I'll be partnering the RS-212D with a new Ortofon SPU Classic GM (E) MkII:





Full report (with pics) to follow soon!

Marco.

[alfie2902]

Nice one Marco! Will look forward to your thoughts on the arm & new SPU.

Just out of interest can you squeeze a 10" arm on a SL-1210?

[Marco]

Cheers, dude. Probably, but I'm not going there!

Marco.

[alfie2902]

You know it would make sense

[Beobloke]

Very tasty Marco!

Incidentally, that "Audio Note turntable" is actually a Dr. Feickert Woodpecker...

[Marco]

Hi Alfie,

Lol - I'll do the 10/12" arm thing when I start the Gates project and have a plinth that can take three different tonearms!

Perhaps I'll be the first person in the UK to max-out a Gates T/T?

Anyway, in the meantime, the Techy is foremost on my mind. I'm quite excited at the prospect of what the Ortofon/SPU GM (E) combo will do! Then, next year my Techy vinyl front-end will be completed with the arrival of an A23 Homage T1:





Job done!

Marco.

[Marco]

Very tasty Marco!

Incidentally, that "Audio Note turntable" is actually a Dr. Feickert Woodpecker...

Ah, thanks for the clarification, Adam. I'll amend the details now.

You should try sometime to review that gorgeous Pro-ject X-tension, with the 12" Ortofon (perhaps with a Cadenza Black?), as I suspect that it would be a stunning combo!

Marco.

[Audioman]

Hope this is as good as it looks Marco. The cheaper Ortofon arm I believe is similar to the Jelco but this looks in another league. It would be interesting to compare with the SME arms of a similar price.

I think the Project X was reviewed by World some time ago but may be mistaken. Beobloke may be able to advise on this and it's quality. They also positively reviewed the Feickert which I believe has DD like pitch stability. Another similar looking TT is the new Dunlop/Systemdek. Getting to see/hear these is not easy these days due to limited dealership and lack of show attendance. One reason I have skipped shows in recent years as the range of exhibitors is limited or of limited interest. (unless you can afford trip to Munich or Singapore).

[sq225917]

Is it made by jelco?

[MartinT]

Very nice looking arm, Marco. Have you committed to the A23 Homage T1 yet? I thought you were going to compare a loaner with the Hashimoto HM-7 first.

Will I be seeing the arm on Saturday?