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RE: Second that on the headshells!

Posted by bill_stevenson@bellsouth.net on January 4, 2017 at 08:58:14:
Anthony,

I have sold my old SL1200Mk2 so can't answer your question about the base diameter of the two arm mounting board dimensions. I had offered to send my GAE to Kevin for his evaluation, but he declined the offer. Timestep in the UK have developed mods for the new turntable with factory sanction in the form of an external PSU and the fitment of an SME Series IV arm. This was tested and reported on by Noel Keywood at HiFi World several months ago. It won rave revues although he made disparaging comments about the new arm without actually having one for comparison. Like I said, the new arm in impressive. It is brighter and has better articulation than the old one, but preserves the ease of setup and use of the original. To me the new arm is the big news and the reason to consider the new TT. BTW, the arm on the "G" was changed to magnesium just like the one on the "GAE."

With regard to the Zupreme headshell, your additional comments parallel my own observations. I would add that they are beautifully machined and equipped with double pins for mounting, which provides for a tighter fit of the headshell to the tonearm. The net effect of this can be observed on an "O" scope when playing certain test records. I use the Shure Era IV test disc. Using the Zupreme headshell provides performance similar to a fixed tonearm such as the one on my Prime with 3D arm.