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Because vinyl enthusiasts are willing to pay for them!...

Actually, you can find SUTs in a lot of different price ranges. Pick the price range you like or else pick the sound quality you want and be prepared to pay the price. Usually the more expensive SUTs sound better up to a point. After that price point its more of a status symbol. In my opinion, the upper price point for top sound quality is about $1200. After that I'm not convinced you will necessarily get better performance. However, there are many audio enthusiasts who believe it costs more money for topnotch performance, so those customers keep the high-end SUT manufacturers in business.

If you can't afford the big bucks, my advice would be to buy one that fits your budget. Later, if you get a chance to audition a more expensive model in your own system, you will easily be able to hear whether the more expensive SUT is worth the extra money. That's exactly what I did several years ago and I discovered that the $1200 CineMag 1131 sounded noticeably better than my $400 CineMag 3440A, so I upgraded.

Personally, I don't think spending more than $1200 will yield better performance. The reason I feel this way is because I also own a $4200 phono stage with MM/MC capability and it sounds just as good as my tube phono stage with my CM-1131 SUT. Previously, my $4200 phono stage sounded considerably better than my tube phono stage with CM-3440A SUT.

This is just my personal opinion based on my own stereo system. YMMV

Good luck,
John Elison.




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