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RE: Classic arms jelco, sme or grace

I'm not sure what limitations you're referring to relative to SME tonearms. I've owned a couple of SME Series II tonearms and I always thought they were very good. There is no question they are the easiest to align accurately because of their sliding base. I liked my SME III better and now I own the SME V, which is awesome. However, if your goal is to look vintage, the SME Series II plays the part better than the other two and it's a good performer to boot. The main problem is that older SME arms tend to be overly expensive.

Jelco is probably the best value because it's the most reasonably priced, although I don't know the cost of Grace tonearms. I've never liked Grace because of their oddball alignment. I guess I don't like tonearm manufacturers who don't understand tonearm geometry.

Good luck,
John Elison

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