The amount of ignorance and speculative foolishness expressed by some here is truly appalling. Are you sure this isn't the "What's Worst Forum" when it comes to how low human nature can express itself? I most certainly compared all of these SAT arms in my review and you can listen for yourself to direct comparisons between the original SAT arm, the aluminum yoke model and the new CF top of the line model.
They are "blind" 96/24 files using the Ortofon MC Century cartridge on the Continuum Caliburn.
Thank you Michael. That is my mistake. It was indeed an ignorant comment, but I don't see how it was foolish. You compared three versions of the 9" arm. I was thinking about a comparison of different lengths.
My comment about people perhaps preferring the SME 3012R was in jest, as the photo of the TechDAS shows a 3012R arm on it, and not an SAT which was surprising to me (I have since learned of the separation of SAT and TechDAS). Additionally, the SME 3012R is fairly popular around here, and in fact, some people prefer the sound of the older SME to the SAT.
I remember, around the time of your review, hoping that you would directly compare a 9" to a 12" version of the same arm because at about that time there was a fairly active discussion about arm length and your stated preference for 9". Is it still the case that you have not directly compared those arms? I am not aware that a reviewer has directly compared an SAT tonearm of two different lengths and written about it. If you know of such a review, could you please share a link?
Myles also did not do a review of the two different lengths. Here is a link in which he discusses why: https://www.audionirvana.org/forum/...alog-technologies-lm-12-tonearm-project/page2
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