Another case here with SME3012R + LPS bringing a great sound. In my system has a very pleasing, accurate and on the same time forgiving sound on records with little wear or mediocre mastering. This combination outperforms by a big margin Kuzma 4-Point with a large group of mid-level cartridges (Zyx 4D, 4d/Ultimate, Dynavector XV1S, EMT JSD Black). it seems that this combination will stay with me for a long time.
I am sure I would like that combination very much! (I enjoyed a Benz Ruby 2 on a Graham 2.2 for 18 years.)
I understand "pleasing" and "forgiving."
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by "accurate"? How do you determine what is "accurate" with components as idiosyncratic as tonearms and cartridges, and combinations thereof?
I am sure I would like that combination very much! (I enjoyed a Benz Ruby 2 on a Graham 2.2 for 18 years.)
I understand "pleasing" and "forgiving."
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by "accurate"? How do you determine what is "accurate" with components as idiosyncratic as tonearms and cartridges, and combinations thereof?
Accurate to me is about keeping the nature of each music instrument or overall sound intact, I.e. finger snaps to sound like finger snaps instead of frying potatoes in the pan. You can only judge the final sound and not of course credit or blame any specific component in the chain. Knowing my system quite well and having heard various tonearms/cartridge combinations on it I can say that this sounds the best with the attributes I mentioned above.
Accurate to me is about keeping the nature of each music instrument or overall sound intact, I.e. finger snaps to sound like finger snaps instead of frying potatoes in the pan. You can only judge the final sound and not of course credit or blame any specific component in the chain. Knowing my system quite well and having heard various tonearms/cartridge combinations on it I can say that this sounds the best with the attributes I mentioned above.
