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    What should be my next cart and tonearm?

    Thanks for the reminder about Analog Magik. I have the software. Have yet to crack it open and try however. From my perspective, as an inveterate visitor to various forums, the popularity of various arms and carts seems to wax and wane. The 3012-R and the 4-Point seem like very known/proven...
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    What should be my next cart and tonearm?

    I'm always glad to read system reports and suggestions. But, in practice, what can one really do but check out the compliance and resonance calculators, make sure the cart is in good shape, and try to set up as best one can? Phono carts seem like one of the most variable components in any...
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    What should be my next cart and tonearm?

    I'm not flying in the high orbit of the likes of the Opus-1, but have also considered "where next?" from a 4-Point and a detailed, modern cart. The direction I went was heavy arm with swappable head shells for various low-compliance carts. SPUs, in other words, but I've also been playing around...
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    Sme 3012 R

    Yes, it certainly would make my life easier to keep the 3012-R on the TD520! We'll see. The TT itself seems to get generally good reviews. Auto-lift, while not essential for me, is definitely nice. It seems like it's tripped by an LED light being passed by the arm or something like that. I'm...
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    Sme 3012 R

    Joined the SME 3012-R club today. Something to my surprise, one popped up locally--mated to a Thorens TD520 table. The whole package $1600 all in. I don't really need the TD520, but other than one crack in the dustcover, it's in surprisingly good shape. And the arm, as best I can tell without...
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    Soundsmith Sussurro MkII re-evaluated

    Interesting reads above. I just purchased a (freshly re-built by SoundSmith) Sussuro Mark II. Going to install it on a Schroeder CB-1L. Seeing as how Frank Schroeder had input on the design of the Sussuro line, and Peter L uses Schroeder arms for demos/shows, I think it should be a great match.
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    Clear Audio Double Matrix questions

    Random question, but are the Double Matrix machines dual-voltage? Seems like the Sonic models might be, but hard to tell about the previous model, the regular Professional.
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    Mid range phono stage... what shortlist? (£2k second hand)

    Sounds like a result. Didn't know Whest was in London.
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    Clear Audio Double Matrix questions

    Good to hear. I've got a Pro-Ject VCS, a Loricraft PRC3, and an Humminguru ultra-sonic. But I've got several hundred used records to clean, and, realistically, at the end of the day, when I just want to play some tunes, I want to just pluck something from the shelf and have it clean and dry and...
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    Clear Audio Double Matrix questions

    Curious if anyone's still using a Double Matrix (Sonic or non-Sonic)? How is it holding up? Any usage tips or tweaks or issues? Wondering if the underside stays wet or drips too much for the double-sided cleaning to be useful. Thanks!
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    The ultimate Reiner/CSO Scheherazade in analog

    That's another of the several sites that Tom Port (Better Records) runs. There's endless discussion of the merits of his business model on other forums (particularly Steve Hoffman's), and so I won't rehash any of that here. I don't follow or have much interest in classical LPs, but he says...
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    advice sought, turntables $10-20k

    I see. I took the recommendation as applying to the MM carts I mentioned. But I see now that the damping is for high compliance. Could be interesting. I'm reasonably content with what I have for arms currently--save for a low effective mass arm--but always glad to have interesting stuff on the...
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    advice sought, turntables $10-20k

    Huh. Wild-looking arms. Will look into them. Right now, for rolling some vintage, high-compliance MM carts, I'm looking at: --SME Series III --SME Series II Improved --Denon DA-401 --SUPATRAC (9" version) I'm not looking to blow much money on this additional arm, tbh, and I'll probably end up...
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    advice sought, turntables $10-20k

    Fair enough. The Motus that I got, mint at a very good used price, is non-suspended. I figured I could get some isolation through a platform. But I'm sure the II is great and can see why many might prefer it. Agree that the Feickert tables look great. And I would've loved to have got a Stabi...
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    advice sought, turntables $10-20k

    To clarify, I currently have all four of the tables listed. They're none of them set-up at the moment, as I'm in the process of buying a new flat, but I plan to have them all running at some point. I will probably make the AirForce V and the STST my primaries and move the 401 and the SP10mk2 to...
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