Kind of tired of listening to the woes of setting up these fortune costing arms only to hear its not good enough and its quite not right. If it cost 5000 in whatever currency it better be the best and easy to set up or its useless to me. Ive heard enough of the whining and complaining how that other one is just a bit better. Like really?
I dont mind spending the money but if it takes a full day to set up an arm and cartridge right then both are useless and unpractical. Give me a vintage sme, ortofon, jelco, saec, rega. Im tired about reading the woes of these abnoxious high end tonearms not quite right. Must be fantasy not reality listening.
A rega years ago was the rave of the audio world and it was amazing to my ears in mids highs and bass. What has happened in the analog world lately? Some have dug yourself a deep hole you cant get out of. Spending spending and more spending on something that doesnt really exist. Yet these manufacturers are making millions off many who are gullible. Linn Sondek is blamed for starting this madness with all the cash grabbing upgrades. Its all planned in advance folks to steal your money. Shame on them and some of you for believing it. Its getting ridiculous now.
Just because a tonearm costs more than 2000 units doesnt mean its sonically better than a 500 arm. I dare anyone to prove me or others who agree with me wrong. Lets not start with newer cartridges now. Its more snake oil above 600 bucks quid or euros whatever. Seriously its a cash cow and cash grab. Very sad it has come to this.
Audio should be fun beautiful and easy but this way overpriced astronomical priced turntable tonearm and cartridge crap has got to stop. Its gotten way out of hand now. Where did all the simlpicity go? What the heck was wrong with an s shaped tonearm on a great technics turntable? Or the rega tonearm just because it doesnt have vta its not audiophile. Bs. By what criteria. Who makes up these rules? Sounds like a religion now.
I dont mind spending the money but if it takes a full day to set up an arm and cartridge right then both are useless and unpractical. Give me a vintage sme, ortofon, jelco, saec, rega. Im tired about reading the woes of these abnoxious high end tonearms not quite right. Must be fantasy not reality listening.
A rega years ago was the rave of the audio world and it was amazing to my ears in mids highs and bass. What has happened in the analog world lately? Some have dug yourself a deep hole you cant get out of. Spending spending and more spending on something that doesnt really exist. Yet these manufacturers are making millions off many who are gullible. Linn Sondek is blamed for starting this madness with all the cash grabbing upgrades. Its all planned in advance folks to steal your money. Shame on them and some of you for believing it. Its getting ridiculous now.
Just because a tonearm costs more than 2000 units doesnt mean its sonically better than a 500 arm. I dare anyone to prove me or others who agree with me wrong. Lets not start with newer cartridges now. Its more snake oil above 600 bucks quid or euros whatever. Seriously its a cash cow and cash grab. Very sad it has come to this.
Audio should be fun beautiful and easy but this way overpriced astronomical priced turntable tonearm and cartridge crap has got to stop. Its gotten way out of hand now. Where did all the simlpicity go? What the heck was wrong with an s shaped tonearm on a great technics turntable? Or the rega tonearm just because it doesnt have vta its not audiophile. Bs. By what criteria. Who makes up these rules? Sounds like a religion now.
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