Don't think what Stereophile has to say about the Technics is hype any more than any of their reviews. Techinics marketing & sales is a different story............. their job is to hype their products, within reason.
Have never been a fan of the Technics TAs. Would also go for the TT and put on my favored arm. I prefer a DD TT and think you will appreciate the 'tighter' sound of the Technics compared to the SME (which also makes wonderful gear).
Wonder what's happened to the new VPI DD TT? Been over a month since delivery was supposed to have started and crickets on same. Wonder if they've run into a production problem or two.
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