New Ortophon Tonearms?

I have an Ortofon AS-309s with an Ortofon Jubilee on my Raven AC and I really like it. I'm also using a Dynavector XV-1s on a Graham Phantom the sound is very very close. The Dyna/Phantom combo is more dynamic, bigger soundstage but we're not talking night and day here, particularly for the price difference. The VTA adjustment on the Ortofon is crude compared to the Graham but other than that, its' really good IMHO.

Like Bhoage, I have the Phantom and AS-309S on my Raven AC-3 and heartily agree with his assessment.

The AS-309s has a great relaxed feel to the way it plays music and is a great tracker. AS Vtvu said, the detachable headshell is great.

I just got a SPU classic GM-E and it is playing wonderfully beautiful music

Thanks for the responses. Any reason not to use on a suspended table?

Grimace

I can't see why not. Overall the AS309-S is lighter than the Phantom I have. Phantom's are used all the time on SOTA's, so it should not be a problem.

Not sure if adding a 30 gm SPU to the equation would not cause any issues thou, but again I doubt it.

Dear Grimace: Like other people already posted I don't think there is a problem between that tonearm and your Sota TT.

Maybe what you have to ask is if that tonearm is a good match to your current cartridge.
If you read the other posts the ortofon tonearm owners own a very different quality cartridge level that the one you own, unfortunately I don't have experience with that Audio technica cartrdige so I can't be sure about.

Btw, IMHO say that that tonearm is a good tracker is almost a misunderstood because it is the cartridge the one that it is a good or bad tracker and always dependent on the matching with the right tonearm.

Regards and enjoy the music.
raul.