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dvh99
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:39 pm Post subject: thorens td125 and best tonearm |
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hi all, i have the chance to pick up a thorens td125 without arm for 150 euro.
i know everyone recommends the sme3009III tonearm but are there other alternatives or even better sounding arms?
it will be used with a low mc output cartridge (probably zu audio from ebay).
dennis
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Nashou66
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CxTurbo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:23 am Post subject: |
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I agree with Nash. Rega makes a nice arm.
SME is incredible if you do not mind the price tag......
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dvh99
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:58 am Post subject: |
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tx, will check that site out, the price tag of the sme arm IS bothering me  .
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dvh99
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that needledoctor site has some nice goodies i must say, haven`t seen anything like that considering the analogue department.
that sme turntable with sme V arm looks amazing, too bad it`s 10.000usd.
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dvh99
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hey nash i got myself a highly tweakable lenco l75 yesterday  .
will post some pics later.
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Nashou66
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Right now I'm looking at a Systemdeck IIx with no arm. Looking into fitting it with an Air Bearing Linear tracking arm.
Or I might fit my AR XA with it after I figure a way to add it to the suspension. I think I have the logistics figured out in my head on how to add this baby!!!
Its the least expensive LT Air Bearing Arm I have seen.
I Found a site where they show the build of one with angle aluminum and some other off the shelf parts. Eventualy he made a nice marketable arm, too much money for me though.
http://www.trans-fi.com/
Looks cool
Athanasios
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dvh99
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look on diyaudio for many more ideas and it is probably a whole lot cheaper too.
don`t underestimate the diy tangential arms as they can be every bit as good as their 10 times more expensive counterparts, commercially available that is.
http://www.aiko.com/airbearingarm.html
ladegaard tonearms are a big thing on diyaudio.
for a pivoting arm the thomas schick arm are one of the very best according to some very experienced listeners and vinyl lovers.
http://www.thomas-schick.com/Audiomain.htm
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nettwerkjohn
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a sme 3009 series 2 improved is a significant upgrade over the series 3...
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draganm
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the lower end Rega arms are not that great. The plastic end-stub on the back of the arm acts as a resonator and needs replacing. The other big problem is the internal wiring harness has too many transition points and causes a lot of impedance mis-match. All of this can be fixed but it adds to the cost of the arm significantly.
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