testpilot, Thanks for supplying the name of that company, Bergmann. If you re-read my post, you will see that I mentioned first that there was one German company I could not name, and second that I thought Brinkmann might also make an all-in-one SL turntable. On that score, I may be right or wrong.
Ct and Harold, NO, as I mentioned, I have never owned an SL tonearm. And NO, I don't categorically dislike the idea. I have had a long-standing interest in the Trans-fi Terminator, which you can probably verify by doing a search here. I have heard it and other air-bearing tonearms many times, and I agree they have a lot to offer. Up to now, if I were to want to experiment with an SL tonearm, the Trans-fi would still be my choice. I do have an opinion that the Rabco SL8, which I have heard many many times, and the Souther are not the way I would go. These are my opinions. So sue me.
Ct and Harold, NO, as I mentioned, I have never owned an SL tonearm. And NO, I don't categorically dislike the idea. I have had a long-standing interest in the Trans-fi Terminator, which you can probably verify by doing a search here. I have heard it and other air-bearing tonearms many times, and I agree they have a lot to offer. Up to now, if I were to want to experiment with an SL tonearm, the Trans-fi would still be my choice. I do have an opinion that the Rabco SL8, which I have heard many many times, and the Souther are not the way I would go. These are my opinions. So sue me.