My marriage and subsequent divorce was also " a lot of money for a joyless experience". Ironically, part of the divorce included me selling my SME 20 !I have always admired SME TTs, quite fancy owning one, think the SME10 is a lovely thing but it is a lot of money for a joyless experience.
Good point, most joyless experiences are actually quite expensive.My marriage and subsequent divorce was also " a lot of money for a joyless experience". Ironically, part of the divorce included me selling my SME 20 !
Why is that then?
(The part regarding all metal T/Ts.)
You could try a tonearm with a bit of character, such as the Reed.l was looking at the SME Model 10 and you are not the first poster to report it as 'joyless'- is there any ways of making it more musical?
You could try a tonearm with a bit of character, such as the Reed.
Not if you want to hear the frequency extremes...
This isn't the first time you've knocked/made snide comments about other manufacturers, it doesn't do you any service. I'm sure you'd take exception if comments were returned from another manufacturer.
As a trombonist, yes.As Tom would say "would you make a violin or a cello out of brass?"
it doesn't do you any service. I'm sure you'd take exception if comments were returned from another manufacturer.
What Tom meant is that metal rings and to prevent or reduce this you have to heavily damp it. In doing so you can remove all the life from the reproduced sound. It's better to use a naturally damped material to start with. There are other reasons but you get the drift...
l was looking at the SME Model 10 and you are not the first poster to report it as 'joyless'- is there any ways of making it more musical?
Hearing the frequency extremes was not something I looked out for. I don't hear much above 12kHz anyway these days! I was looking for an arm which helped the emotion to come through.
Not if you want to hear the frequency extremes...
Isn't this what people want to hear? Someone who has had "real" experience with a product or a brand and has worked with and handled some of the best products in the industry. If I feel a product isn't that great and I have had experience with it then I think it is only right to say so. If readers on here don't want to hear this then I'll shut up. FWIW plenty have rubbished my products over the years, especially on here...
Isn't this what people want to hear? Someone who has had "real" experience with a product or a brand and has worked with and handled some of the best products in the industry. If I feel a product isn't that great and I have had experience with it then I think it is only right to say so.
Sell it and buy something else? My friend bought a 20/3 which had a Graham arm on it to replace his Orbe/Five. That arm certainly counteracts any sterility the SME may impart. Obviously, a colourful cart. like Koetsu would also help but would need a heavier arm.
Tonearms really should not possess character IMO, they need to let the cartridge perform to the best of its abilities but not add or subtract anything.