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In Reply to: RE: Need recommendations for dark, robust sounding 12" tonearm posted by Mr Blue Sky on May 20, 2015 at 01:31:38
Within your price range, you might want to consider the 12-inch cherry wood tonearm chronically for sale on Audiogon. They are hand made to order, and the cost is under $300. I have heard this tonearm with good MM cartridges at Dave Pogue's house (Dopogue), and I think it would satisfy your taste. Dave likes it too. Other than that, within your price range, and if you are willing to bend your requirement for current production items, you might consider a Victor (aka JVC) UA7082. That's a very fine tonearm, which IMO would best a new Jelco. There's one for sale on eBay right now for $689.
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Could you say more about UA7082? It seems very interesting, but there are very few comments on it. Have you heard it? What cartridges go well with it? Any particular type of sound?
highly underrated arms.
dee
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
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Try tone controls..
The arm cartridge should be as neutrial as possible,,,All music is not recorded the same,, Ue tone controls or eq to change the flaver of your music,,
I'm sure Penguin and I are on the same page as you. I was only recommending two very good 12-inch arms that are within the stated budget of "less than $1000". The "warmth" or lack of same will be a product of the tonearm/cartridge interaction, with some intrinsic contribution from each plus the contribution due to their interaction. In addition, turntable type may play a modest part; sometimes slightly off-speed tt's can sound "warm", to my ears. However, the OP is entitled to prefer a warm sound to a "neutral" sound. "Neutral" is in the ears and brain of the listener, IMO.
I was only commenting on JVC arms being good and not expensive.
dee
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
quote by Kurt Vonnegut
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