Denon DP 75

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Have been having a little fun with a Denon DP 75 which I picked up
I have always had belt drives and own a thorens 124 fully reconditioned and running perfectly as well as an expensive belt drive turntable.
So having been intrigued by the vocal DD crowd decided to take the plunge with a DD
This particular denon DP 75 has a few sweet mods, such as a modern power cord, extra long, van der hul phono cables(very tasty) and special denon 110 plinth, with Russ Andrews Hardwood spicks, and I fitted my original garrot brothers tipped Linn Asak to the Denon tonearm 401 installed
Luckily this all seemed to work well on the arm
I am listening to Madam Butterly, and its sounding rather good, the inner detail, and soundstage are rather impressive and midrange is lush with airier highs than the thorens, though maybe not quite the Bass weight, though better speed and pitch
Of course the pitch wavers don't occur, and crescendos don't slow like on a belt drive, which gives classical music considerable momentum especially in complex twentieth century music.
In fact the rythmic integrity gives music a tremendous macrodynamic and rythmic transparency which gives little heard or understood music an increased intelligibilty
Its really quite good fun
I am wondering what a really good tonearm might do, and wonder if anyone has any ideas what the dream tonearm combination with this turntable is (SME 3012R?), should I go low compliance or high, I am tempted to try a unipivot?
Any ideas
PS I am not interested in a BD versus DD spitting contest, just constructive ideas please

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Topic - Denon DP 75 - awsmone 02:13:48 07/16/06 (2)

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