Perhaps spurred by the success accorded Technics' recent SP-10R turntable (see elsewhere in "Recommended Components"), Oswalds Mill Audio has designed for that and earlier Technics motor units their SP10 Plinth System, which combines a base unit made of hypoeutectic ironsaid to combine high mass with exceptional rigidity and vibration-damping propertieswith a removable armboard of torrefied ash, the latter adaptable to tonearms ranging from 9" to 12" and longer. These "First Series" products are sold direct only and are distinct from the company's Nitro Series products, which use modified Denon cartridges, and which we have not auditioned. The Auditorium 23 was "slightly coarser" than the Audio Note AN-S8, lacking some sweetness and color, but "a bargain" nevertheless, AD sums up. The Outer Limit was "a pain to center." From there it got only better, impressing AD as "the most vintage-soundingthe most SPU-soundingof the modern SPUs that I've heard." The MC10 transformer produces 20dB of gain and is intended for use with cartridges having an output range of 0.40.6mV. AD asked, "Is there a place in the market for a $10,000, Siberia-made phono cartridge?" Made in the US, the Vinyl Flat uses pressure, heat, and time to repair warped and dished LPs. The Master 1 is no longer the top model in DS Audio's line of three optical cartridgestransducers that use the vibrations of a phonograph needle to modulate the otherwise steady output of an LED instead of generating an electrical signal from scratch (sorry). (Vol.39 No.8 WWW), Hana ML Moving Coil: $1200 $$$ (Vol.44 No.1 WWW), Denon DL-103: $349 $$$ "A hell of a bargain," said AD. The Giro G9 is an AMG Giro turntable bundled with the same company's 9W2 tonearm (see elsewhere in Recommended Components). (Vol.32 No.8, Vol.35 No.6), Zesto Andros Allasso step-up transformer: $2995 JCA also spent time with the Phono Loco, echoing MF's thoughts on its "extremely quiet" performance and enjoyably "corporeal" images. (Vol.32 No.8, Vol.34 No.3), Channel D Lino C 2.0: $2699 Prices start at $1499 for a clear-anodized aluminum shell in which a new Denon DL-103 has been installed. Ikeda 9Gss, Ortofon MC Century, no longer available. (Vol.33 No.2), StylusTimer: $19.95 Almost two decades later, the new two-box flagship replaces the 2008's three power supplies with four: left, right, logic, and an independent standby supply. I found it all too easy to overdrive my 'phones." Used with the SME Model 6 (see "Turntables"), the 2M Black LVB "sounded detailed, open, and extended on top," wrote MF. Later comparing the Koetsu with a budget Audio-Technica moving magnet, HR wrote that he heard sublime ease and dramatic understatement: "Immediately, I grasped how unsubtle the VM95C was. The Channel D Lino C 2.0 is a current-mode phono preamp and as such is intended for use with cartridges that combine low output and, especially, low internal impedance. The Ti's armature is also less magnetic than the first Windfeld's: a windfall (sorry) of the new cartridge's more sophisticated magnet structure. Art's measurements, such as they were, revealed that the Prime Scout ran a little fast, and exhibited more wow than his 1950s idler-wheel Garrard, although wow was not excessive in absolute terms: wow! Pricey fluid said to lubricate the stylus, to improve S/N ratio and trackability, and to last for one side's playing time. The 5T, mounted on the Reed Muse 1c turntable and fitted with an Ortofon MC Century cartridge, sounded "wonderful," said MF, and "excelled in soundstage stability and expansiveness, all across the record surface." With the Blue mounted in a Music Hall Ikura turntable and arm, BJR found that "the transients and bloom of the string quartet were reproduced with no trace of coloration or smear."

"Less obviously, it showed a quiet, grainless, highly spatial character that made it feel luxurious," wrote HR, adding that "in my room, through my system, the Sumiko Starling played my records with a dark, nanodetailed refinement that elucidated whatever sophistications the recordings and the music had to offer." HR tried the Stage 1030 with his review sample of the Ultra Eminent Ex, and wrote that one LP in particular sounded "so immediate and forceful that it startled me." The shortest tonearm in VPI's JMW line, the JMW 9 uses a reverse-missionary unipivot bearing with a hardened tungsten-carbide point and a machined and hardened-steel setscrew for a cup. The Zu/DL-103 Mk.II cartridge replaces the original Zu Audio DL-103 (see Stereophile's October 2007 issue), itself the first modification of the classic Denon DL-103 to achieve widespread recognition and commercial success. MF felt the Brinkmann 12.1, when compared with the Kuzma 4Point tonearm, had somewhat less slam but was lighter on its feetand, with classical and jazz, is perhaps the better choice. Recommended downforce is 2.4gm. The creators of the Fuugaits name is Japanese for "elegance with flair"were inspired by the classic Miyabi cartridges designed and built by Haruo Takeda, now retired. . Herb recommends avoiding lean, analytical-sounding cartridges, including AMG's own Teatrohis best results with the Giro G9 were with the notably colorful EMT TSD 75and advises the user to consider upgrading the AMG player with a third-party isolation base. John Atkinson (The Duo's two halves are even shipped in separate cartons.) Significantly improves the sound of even new records, and is claimed to make them last longer. An aluminum subplatter, machined with a tapered hub, is driven by two opposing phase-lockedloop DC motors that turn at slightly different speeds; the two motor pulleys are fitted with rubber/elastomer drive wheels of slightly different diameters. Less than ideally, Garrard will sell a 301 only with their own plinth and with an SME M2-12R tonearm; fortunately, according to AD, that arm is itself recommendable. SM uses the Zerostat religiously: "Wouldn't want to live without it," he declares. Its quite annoying to have to switch to desktop theme to be able to go directly to the page I want (e.g. Art's conclusion: "If your budget can stretch this far, the Luxman EQ-500 is a must-hear."

Yet 2018 saw the first new A-style model in over a decade, the descriptively named SPU Wood A. Sure enough, from the low-output AT-ART1000 (0.2mV) MF heard "microdynamic expression [that] was absolutely phenomenal: small shifts of emphasis in the strumming and drumming were clearly delineated." (Vol.41 No.12), VPI HW-40 Anniversary Edition w/JMW-12 tonearm: $15,000 $$$ The SP10 is large (26.125" wide by 4.125" high by 20.125" deep) and very heavy (110lb without turntable), and is available in clear or black powder finishes; the price has yet to be determined, but is expected to be under $10,000ie, less than the SP-10R itself. Also notable are the Teatro's 0.4mV output, 12-ohm internal resistance, line-contact stylus, and machined-aluminum stylus guard"the best, easiest-to-use stylus guard ever to protect a needle," said HR, who found that the somewhat "analytical" Teatro was the perfect mate for the relatively lush-sounding pairing of Palmer 2.5 turntable and Audio Origami PU7 tonearm: that combination "was sounding as if its yin and yang were balanced just right." A MusiKraft Denon with a polished aluminum-lithium shell ($1689) impressed AD all to hell and back: The MusiKraft lacked "the slight treble glare" associated with his stock Denon 103, and provided "pitches and pitch relationships [that] were steadily, solidly right," and "vocal textures and tones with real meat and color." Though not a "budget" turntable in the accepted sense, that descriptor applies when considering the Air Force V in the context of its stablemates: According to MF, this most recent TechDAS turntable offers "all the important features, impressive build quality, and clever engineering for which TechDAS is known. Also new are an improved epoxy for holding the motor in place, and a body shape that permits the use of the Denon cartridge's original stylus guard. (Vol.38 .Nos.2 & 12, Vol.39 No.10 WWW), Vinyl Flat LP Flattener: $139.95 shipped CONUS The heavyweight (66lb in its most basic version) Stabi R is also available with a wood frame that adds $910 to the price (and another 13lb), and can be used with up to four tonearms (additional armboards are extra-cost options). The first cartridges from Kuzma are the moving-coil CAR-50 and CAR-60, both of which have a chunky machined-aluminum body with a brass coupling plate machined with three pairs of threaded mounting holes; the CAR-50's MicroRidge stylus is fitted to a sapphire cantilever, while the CAR-60's cantilever is made of diamond. The arm's basics remain: a precision-milled armtube of rectangular cross section, static downforce, and a removable headshell for easy cartridge changes. Mounted inside its rosewood housing is a motor built with samarium-cobalt magnets, 99.9999%-pure copper coils, and a boron cantilever, to which is bonded a stylus with a hyperelliptical tip. A less expensive alternative to the Graham Phantom Elite, the new Phantom III improves on its predecessor, the Phantom II, with a titanium arm wand, a more massive bearing housing, and, inside that housing, wiring that's claimed to produce less physical resistance as the arm moves. strengths with only minor acts of omission." Put this wall-wartpowered "watchdog" near your turntablewithin 2"and it will reduce static electricity in the area, wrote MF. . Money is also saved by eliminating the automated fluid-dispensing system of older, more expensive Keith Monks machines, though that can be retrofitted to a discOveryOne for $700. The Haniwa/ViV tonearm is an odd duck, designed so that a cartridge mounted therein exhibits underhang instead of overhang, and with zero offset angle. The model 15's 10lb platter has the same diamond-turned record-support surface as the costlier SMEs, and the microprocessor-based outboard controller for its Hall-effect motor is fine-tunable for speedand provides 78rpm, for shellacophiles. The Sentec EQ11 is a four-tube phono stage that provides an input impedance of 45k ohms, approximately 30dB of gain, and RIAA phono equalization. (Vol.41 No.6 WWW), My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent Ex: $6995 His conclusion: a "high-value tonearm" that "made music like crazy." According to KM, "Yes. Over twice the size and weight of the less expensive Standard transformer, the Class A+ Hommage T1, designed as a companion to Auditorium 23's Solovox loudspeaker, is a statement product. WebAcoustic Signature - Turntables, Tonearms & Cartridges made in Germany New product awards 5 turntables, 2 tonearms Editors Choice 2023 by The Absolute Sound Typhoon NEO & TA-5000 NEO Buyers Guide 2023 in pta New Video: Typhoon NEO "If that's what you can afford, the MMP3 at least gets the job done quietly and cleanly." Diehard analog hobbyists will still want the versatility of more complex tools, such as the DB Systems DBP-10, but "the Geo-Disc is the only alignment protractor most vinyl enthusiasts will ever need," said SM. (Vol.40 Nos.4 & 6, Vol.41 No.8), Ypsilon VPS-100: $26,000 Like its stablemate, the Hana SL Mono, this moving coil cartridge impressed Herb with its "naturally supple viscosity and glowing vivid tone." .

Creature comforts include settings for 14 different gains and 17 load impedances, all selectable with DIP switches. (Vol.5 No.3, Vol.30 No.10), LAST STYLAST Stylus Treatment: $40 per 1/4-oz bottle Additionally, the new cartridge features a specially tuned suspension, an SLM-formed titanium body, and a nonmagnetic armature; specs include an output of 0.2mV, an internal impedance of 6 ohms, a weight of 16gm, and a recommended 2.4gm downforce. Based on the original, stereo version of Grado's Lineage Epoch (see elsewhere in "Recommended Components"), the Epoch Mono is a moving iron cartridge built into a bulky body carved from cocobolo, a dense tonewood. Other pertinent specs include an output of 0.2mV, an internal impedance of 7 ohms, and a specially polished, nude Replicant 100 stylus tip. . Precise and a pleasure to use, said SM. Not long after AD's review, JCA tried an Xpression with his combination of vintage Thorens TD 124 turntable and Schick 12" tonearm; for various reasonsat the time he felt it "cost way too much for what it was"he set it aside, returning to it only recently. He added that the E3 "played [music] with much of the realism and complexity it does with a Koetsu" and noted the cartridge's superb PRaT (pace, rhythm, and timing). (Vol.17 No.5, Vol.19 No.6), WallyTractor Universal: $395 The Nu-Vista Vinyl has both unbalanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) outputs, and each input has its own separate power supply. Dave Slagle, whose radically rebuilt Quad ESL loudspeakers have astounded more than a few listeners, winds his own step-up transformers and sells them under the brand name EMIAa collaborative design and manufacturing effort with Jeffrey Jackson, who specializes in tube amplification and horn loudspeakers. (Vol.40 No.3 WWW & Vol.43 No.4 WWW), Sorane SA-1.2: $1900 $$$ AD described the Maroon as having an "illuminated" midrange and a "dry and tight" bass range. Pertinent specs: The Master 1 weighs 8.1gm, sports a MicroRidge stylus on a sapphire cantilever, and requires a downforce of 1.61.8gm. AD thought the platter clamp added an unwelcome touch of fussiness to the sound, but was otherwise impressed with the Prime Scout, praising its talents for preserving sonic colors, communicating musical drive, and "throwing a remarkably big, spacious, convincingly detailed soundstage" when playing records so inscribed. (See "Phono Preamplifiers.") Like the Transfiguration Temper before it, the MuTech RM-Kanda Hayabusa moving coil cartridge uses a yokeless system in which a mu-metal coil former is precisely positioned within a powerful neodymium ring magnet. That this low-impedance (1.5 ohm) cartridge outputs a relatively healthy output (0.45mV) is further evidence of its magnetic efficiency. As the stylus moves through the record grooves, the cantilever and shading plate move and varying amounts of light reach the photodetector, which generates an electric current in proportion to the amount of light it receives. Its elliptical diamond fits perfectly aluminum low-mass cantilevers with thin walls and is easy to replace. The device is remarkable for its rigid mounting block made of light but durable die-cast aluminum. The Shure M97xE phono cartridge is equipped with a damped Dynamic Stabilizer brush to play any record. Instrumental attack was not overly sharp, but neither was it soft." (Additional armboards are extra-cost options). (Vol.42 No.5), Tzar DST: $10,000 (Vol.42 No.12), Dr. Feickert Blackbird: $6995 When set to MC, the third input offers a 1k ohm impedance. This redesigned, circular version of the original wedge-shaped WallyTractor (no longer available) still offers engraved Baerwald and Lfgren arcs and parallel lines that indicate the radii where the tracking error is zero. (Vol.43 No.3 WWW), SME 20/12A (includes 312S tonearm): $25,900 SME 20/12 (no tonearm): $23,900 That said, it turns out the Onyx Platinum's nominal mineral was the first nonwood, nonmetal material used in a Koetsu cartridgeand its nominal element went on to be used for the magnets in all of the company's top-end cartridges. (Vol.43 Nos.8 & 10 WWW), CH Precision P1: $31,000$89,000 It offers superb fit and finish, with a clean, spare bearing cradle and a smoothly solid pickup-head socket. Also new are an improved epoxy for holding the motor in place, and a body shape that permits the use of the Denon cartridge's original stylus guard.

MoFi's best moving-magnet cartridge, the MasterTracker is built in Japan using a US-made body machined from aluminum for optimal resonance control. KM's go-to cartridge. In tanker holds." Here's another high-end step-up transformer built into a $10 off-the-shelf aluminum boxbut this time it's okay: The price of the Mediator 40 is just over $400, which is little more than what you'd have to pay for the unit's Haufe transformers, let alone its gold-plated input and output jacks (RCAs), its ground-lift switch, and its high-quality build. As close to a "universal" phono-alignment protractor as one is likely to find, the Acoustical Systems Smartractor, which resembles a draftsman's beam compass, can be used with any conventional tonearm with an unambiguous pivot center. and a faster, cleaner bottom end" than one usually associates with Miyajima cartridges, and that the Madake Snakewood performed well "with every kind of music." . As with other Miyajima models, the Destiny is a "cross-ring" MC design that places the cantilever's suspension dampers in front of the coil former: Thus is the motor's fulcrum positioned for maximal dynamic swings as compared with other designs. Slowly squeezing and releasing the trigger produces a neutral static condition, thus removing static cling from record surfaces. Timbral performance was "overall on the warm side," although MF described note sustains as "stingy" resulting in "a dry quality." There is a pair of the new KEF LS50 Meta on its way to me. "The EMT 997 was the least wimpy, least wispy tonearm I've ever heard," he said. The theoretical result is far less dynamic compression than with traditional MC designsand reduced compression is precisely what AD heard from the Tzar: "The Tzar DST is the most incredibly tactile, forceful, and altogether open-throttled pickup I've ever tried." (Vol.42 No.2), VPI Avenger Reference: $20,500 including FatBoy tonearm The Omni was "so easy to useso pleasant to usethat the prospect of cleaning LPs became a happy one." See MF's review of the AMG Viella Forte Engraved turntable ("Turntables"). "I unhesitatingly recommend LAST Record Preservative," said Mikey, whose records sound as quiet now as they did when he first started using the treatment, over 25 years ago. Whether that makes the Onyx Platinum the pivotal model in Koetsu's line is anyone's guessbut AD was smitten by its abilities to let music sound colorful, forceful, well textured, and downright human when called for. were somewhat diminished"and noted that he'd purchased the CH Precision combo for his own enjoyment. Most vexing is the cavalier references to devices that can be connected by balanced or unbalanced lines. (Going forward, the HW-40 will be available without an arm and with an interchangeable armboard.) Micha Huber, a former watchmaker and the chief designer at the Swiss manufacturing firm Thales, has spent nearly 20 years perfecting the concept of a pivoting rather than straight-line tangential-tracking tonearm. P3 also sports a stiffer, more attractive-looking glossy plinth as well as a thicker metal-skin phenolic top brace complimented by a 3mm phenolic bottom brace. . This massive turntable features an outboard, crystal-controlled power supply and a black-anodized aluminum two-piece platter that weighs almost 31lb and has a weighted rim (producing a flywheel effect), a gently convex, inlaid-PVC top surface, and a decoupled spindle. Harbeth P3ESR XD and 40th Anniversary editions: Identical? (Vol.42 No.8 WWW), VPI Player: $1500 $$$ (Vol.42 No.3 WWW), Haniwa HEQ A03-CI: $12,000 Art added that the Saboten L "was the rare stereo pickup that sounded good, if not quite mono-pickup good, on mono LPs." In his sad belief that the number of Stereophile readers who own a Garrard 301 motor unit might reach beyond the low two digits, AD proclaims the benefits of replacing that turntable's original eddy-brake discwhich by now is surely beat to hellwith this beautifully machined replacement from plinth specialist Woodsong Audio. The 508 offered good size/scale and dynamic slam, although those qualities were less in evidence than with MF's far more expensive reference phono preamps. (We loved it with the Technics SL-1200G). ZYX makes some of the finest phono cartridges in the worldat a significant price. (See examples below.) But their entry level model, the Bloom 3, offers a considerable chunk of the musically honest and transparent sound of the bigger boys at a price that seems like a typo. "The Koetsu sounded slightly brighter, punchier, and sprightlierbut not more full-power dynamic than the Aeon3," he wrote, though he felt that the Grado was less corporeal than the Koetsu in the upper registers. Like its stablemate, the Hana SL Mono, this moving-coil cartridge impressed Herb with its "naturally supple viscosity and glowing vivid tone." To view the Sorane ZA-12 is to think: Why hasn't anyone thought of this before? (Vol.26 No.2, Vol.27 No.9, Vol.40 No.10 WWW). The SPU Wood A offers tremendous bang for the buck. (Vol.34 .Nos.3 & 10, Vol.35 No.2, Vol.39 No.6 WWW), PS Audio Stellar Phono: $2499 $$$ The SE+ was also considerably "faster": stiffer and better controlled in the midrange. "A fine all-arounder, combining starkly honest music-making with the sorts of refined sonic attributes most audiophiles cherish," said Art. Of the Miyajima monos Mikey has heard, the Infinity Mono struck him as "the line's fastest and most linear and neutral sounding." A new counterweight permits a wider range of cartridge weights, and Graham's patented Magneglide stabilization system has been further improved. In Mikey's system, the RM-Kanda Hayabusa was "more linear and honest than flashy or wow-inducing," and its top-to-bottom response featured "well-controlled, unbloated bass, a smooth, full-bodied midrange, and satisfying top-end extension and air." MF reports better measured behavior from the TA-9000, with resonances "visibly and audibly" within the ideal window of 812Hz. (Vol.42 No.6), LAST Power Cleaner for LPs: $49 per 3/4-oz bottle, with applicators Our Mikey, whose enthusiasm for tangential-tracking tonearms is less than infiniterest assured, he's tried them allwas nonetheless impressed with the ingenuity of the Klaudio KD-ARM-AG12, a pivoted tangential tracker. Inside is a version of EMT's classic TSD-series motor, characterized by high impedance (24 ohms) and output (1.05mV), with an alnico magnet and an aluminum cantilever to which is fitted a Super Fine Line stylus. . While photographing the EQ11, JA hoisted it onto his test bench and found that, despite some minor differences in gain, the shapes of the various EQ curves were consistent from channel to channeland correlated with HR's observations. He described the EMIA as offering "an immense sense of drive" with his EMT, as well as "texture and tone in spades. (Vol.44 No.7 WWW), Sumiko Starling: $1899 In Mikey's system, the RM-Kanda Hayabusa was "more linear and honest than flashy or wow-inducing," and its top-to-bottom response featured "well-controlled, unbloated bass, a smooth, full-bodied midrange, and satisfying top-end extension and air." 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