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A bit of tinkering on a saturday afternoon. Why not change tonearms and see what happens. 
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SME, In or out? You must be bored.
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I take it there's a platter missing?Originally posted by Per Sundell View PostA bit of tinkering on a saturday afternoon. Why not change tonearms and see what happens.
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and a motor, and a belt....
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The motor and PSU is actually contained in the "pod" on the left.
Heres a picture of the table in action with SME V and Clearaudio Stradivari mounted.Comment
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So which arm do your prefer now? SME V or Abis.
Curious minds would like to know. ;-)
-Steve
PS: cool looking TT there.webmaster at The Analog Dept.
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SME had more authority, clarity and slam! So I would go with that.
The Abis is good enough if you don´t compare it to a more expensive arm.
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Thanks for the comparison. I am somewhat curious about the Abis. I've heard from a few that have one and like it, Dudley gave it a fair review in a recent 'listening' collumn. However just looking at photos of it doesn't really draw me in.Originally posted by Per Sundell View Post
-Stevewebmaster at The Analog Dept.
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It´s in every way a good tonearm except for setting SRA/VTA. And a bit odd looking.
I would go for maybe an SME 309 for more convenience. But if you are using carts like an Ortofon SPU this might be spot on.
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