SCIDB
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Hi Lawrie,
I too remember the tone arm review. I do remember the fact that the reviewer used an Origin Live deck. I too think this is flawed. That is why I said, in my previous post, that I have no idea if the Orgin Live arm is better than the SME. But some of the comments in the review did suggest that someone else would have come to different conclusions. The impression I got is that some people would prefer the SME.
To be fair, you do need to try the arms on different decks. I have no problem with him using the an Origin Live but one is not enough. But this is the downside of arm reviews. Most just use one deck for testing. The logistics of testing many arms in many decks would be a nightmare.
You do have to take reviews with a pinch of salt & use them for ideas & pointers.
Hi Muffinman,
It can be huge. You have got turntables, tonearms, cartridges, wire & cables, turntable power supplies, counter wieght mods, turntable mats, clamps, turntable supports, platter upgrades, bearing upgrades, power supply upgrades, cartridge alignment stuff, cartridge rebuilds, tone arm rebuilds etc.
The Gyrodec is a very good deck for a first (or any) buyer. It's that the competition is very good. Some will prefer the competetion. There are many ideas to making a good deck. Different ways of trying to solve the same problems.
Maybe not. It depends how far you want to go & how much you want to spend. The good thing is that there are plenty of options to choose from. Also try to a demo on brand spanking new things. Walrus does have the biggest selection of turbtable in the country (I think) but it doesn't stock everything.
Good luck in your search.
SCIDB
I too remember the tone arm review. I do remember the fact that the reviewer used an Origin Live deck. I too think this is flawed. That is why I said, in my previous post, that I have no idea if the Orgin Live arm is better than the SME. But some of the comments in the review did suggest that someone else would have come to different conclusions. The impression I got is that some people would prefer the SME.
To be fair, you do need to try the arms on different decks. I have no problem with him using the an Origin Live but one is not enough. But this is the downside of arm reviews. Most just use one deck for testing. The logistics of testing many arms in many decks would be a nightmare.
You do have to take reviews with a pinch of salt & use them for ideas & pointers.
Hi Muffinman,
i had little idea that the scope for tweaking in vinyl reproduction would be a bigger money pit than that of cd.
It can be huge. You have got turntables, tonearms, cartridges, wire & cables, turntable power supplies, counter wieght mods, turntable mats, clamps, turntable supports, platter upgrades, bearing upgrades, power supply upgrades, cartridge alignment stuff, cartridge rebuilds, tone arm rebuilds etc.
i was extolling the gyro's virtues for a first time buyer.
The Gyrodec is a very good deck for a first (or any) buyer. It's that the competition is very good. Some will prefer the competetion. There are many ideas to making a good deck. Different ways of trying to solve the same problems.
my interest is in my future upgrade. with this in mind, a diva is unlikely to be my best bet.
Maybe not. It depends how far you want to go & how much you want to spend. The good thing is that there are plenty of options to choose from. Also try to a demo on brand spanking new things. Walrus does have the biggest selection of turbtable in the country (I think) but it doesn't stock everything.
Good luck in your search.
SCIDB