SAEC tonearm second hand or an alternative new?

[Erik77]

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Dear fellow hobbyists,

I found a good deal online for a second hand SAEC WE-308 L , but refurbished. I was just wondering, what your advice would be. So, assuming it has been recently restored, would you recommend buying such a tonearm, vs maybe spending 1500 eur on a new tonearm, such as Ortofon 210 or Groovemaster. What would be your considerations?

thanks!

 

[jeff1225]

I’ve been extremely happy with my Groovemaster. Excellent build quality and it tracks extremely well.

 

[Solypsa]

Also terms such as "refurbished" carry wildly different interpretation. I'd find out exactly what was done.

I am biased as a dealer for AudioCreative but the Groovemaster really is a very fine tonearm...

 

[wbass]

I've been enjoying my Groovemaster 12-J, too.

 

[shakti]

The SAEC 308L is a nice arm, but far away from the performance of a FR64s or similar.

Groovemaster or FR64s are very heavy arms. If you want to listen to more modern cartridges with medium compliance,
I would go for

- Sorane TA-1 9"

or, if your turntable can host the length

- Sorane TA- 1L 12.7"

Sorane is a relatively new brandname from the OEM manufacturer of Dynavactor and Ikeda tonearms.

So you get a good quality for a fair price.

https://axiss-europe.de/wp-content/uploads/Sorane-Katalog.pdf

 

[djsina2]

@shakti have you tried the SA-1.2?

 

[shakti]

@shakti have you tried the SA-1.2?

The SA-1.2 will be my personal Christmas Gift. I will get one in the week prior Christmas (I hope)

 

[djsina2]

The SA-1.2 will be my personal Christmas Gift. I will get one in the week prior Christmas (I hope)

I got my personal Christmas gift SA-1.2 today. Look and feel is very nice for the money.

 

[shakti]

I got my personal Christmas gift SA-1.2 today. Look and feel is very nice for the money.

still waiting...