Guys,there is no such thing as a "better" arm or any component for that matterunless it is defective or of really low quality.It took me many years but finally i've realised that the actual performance of a particular component is linked to the rest of the system and the acoustics of the enviroment/room.I won't go further into the subject but i'll give you an example regarding the sme v vs the epa100. For any particular reason,the epa100 performs better using a denon 103 or shure m75 cartridge.Now,substitute the denon with a koetsu and you'll see what i mean.For other reasons,it is also impossible to make a Grado gold work with a Rega rb250/300 arm.