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Originally Posted by George Prentice
... I chose to change courses away from massive black and stainless stuff and go with small and elegant, a Linn SP12 ... it is a piece of cake to pick up the tonearm and move it exactly where I want to. After the difficulty with the VPI unipivot, it is a real pleasure. I can rest my pinky on the frame and move with my forefinger. I must be getting old, to enjoy such a simple pleasure so much ...
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The LP12 is a great turntable, and one that has surely withstood the test of time. And I understand exactly what you mean about the VPI unipivot. I know that the VPI is a great arm but I've never met a unipivot that I liked. I just can't get past their sloppy-floppy-fiddly feel, even though I know the issue is mostly in my head. It's not an age thing. It just seems to me that a pickup arm should be rigid.
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Primary sources: VPI TNT III/SDS turntable, SME-V arm; Bryston BDP-3 digital player; Bryston BDA-3 DAC; McIntosh MVP-881 disc player; McIntosh MR-80 tuner. Preamplifier Audio Research Ref 5SE; Audio Research Ref Phono 2SE; Moon 430 HA. Amplifiers Conrad Johnson Premier 1B; Audio Research D-300; Bryston 4B. Speakers Infinity IRS Beta. Recorders Tandberg TD20A; Crown SX-822; Nakamichi 670ZX; Alesis Masterlink ML-9600. Power Tice Power Block/Titan (x2); McIntosh MPC1500; API Ultra II-20; multiple 20A derated dedicated lines.
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