Acoustic Signature Invictus turntable and TA-9000 tonearm

[Ron Resnick]

Has anyone here at WBF auditioned this turntable and tonearm?

 

[jeff1225]

Ron,
I have the model right below the Invectus. The technology is outstanding with very deep black backgrounds.

 

[ddk]

Ron,
I have the model right below the Invectus. The technology is outstanding with very deep black backgrounds.

Did you have their arm too before the SME Jeff?
david

 

[jeff1225]

Did you have their arm too before the SME Jeff?
david

I've never tried the AS tone arm. I've had about 8 different arms over the years and nothing is close to the pleasure I get from the SME 3012R. There are too many people who's ears I trust (Romy, Suresh, Scott Kushino, your's) who all say get a NOS 3012R and be done with it. They/you all are right, I'm done looking at arms.

 

[bonzo75]

I've never tried the AS tone arm. I've had about 8 different arms over the years and nothing is close to the pleasure I get from the SME 3012R. There are too many people who's ears I trust (Romy, Suresh, Scott Kushino, your's) who all say get a NOS 3012R and be done with it. They/you all are right, I'm done looking at arms.

Which other tonearms have you tried? And who are Suresh and Scott, link to their systems?

 

[jeff1225]

Which other tonearms have you tried? And who are Suresh and Scott, link to their systems?

David knows them, they are fellow DDK travelers (Lamm and Micro Seiki). Tone arms I've tried:

-SME 4
-SME 5
-SME V12
-Ikeda
-Tri Planer
-A bunch of various Regas

 

[Mike Lavigne]

Scott and Suresh are both in Seattle and have been to my room multiple times; the most recent was over 3 years ago when DDK and Suresh came over.

I have not seen Scott for at least 5 years.

 

[bonzo75]

Scott and Suresh are both in Seattle and have been to my room multiple times; the most recent was over 3 years ago when DDK and Suresh came over.

I have not seen Scott for at least 5 years.

what systems do they have?

 

[jeff1225]

what systems do they have?

Here's Scott's system on Audiogon:

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/2516

Both of them have Lamm amps (SET), Micro Seiki 8000 turntables and large Tannoy and/or horn speakers. Great resources for me and excellent people.

 

[bonzo75]

Here's Scott's system on Audiogon:

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/2516

Both of them have Lamm amps (SET), Micro Seiki 8000 turntables and large Tannoy and/or horn speakers. Great resources for me and excellent people.

thanks

 

[ddk]

I've never tried the AS tone arm. I've had about 8 different arms over the years and nothing is close to the pleasure I get from the SME 3012R. There are too many people who's ears I trust (Romy, Suresh, Scott Kushino, your's) who all say get a NOS 3012R and be done with it. They/you all are right, I'm done looking at arms.

We're both done with arms Jeff !

david

 

[ddk]

Scott and Suresh are both in Seattle and have been to my room multiple times; the most recent was over 3 years ago when DDK and Suresh came over.

I have not seen Scott for at least 5 years.

Has it been that long already Mike?

david