Arm for SOTA?


A friend has a SOTA Star vacuum table in good condition but he has not been able to get his Zeta arm repaired. What arms work well on this table in members systems? I thought possibly one of the Jelco arms would fit the same cut out as the Zeta, which was the same as the Rega, Ittok, FR and others. I have not used any of their arms and my last SOTA was so long ago I can't remember what arm was on it so practical experience is appreciated.
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Stan,

I was a SOTA dealer, back in the day and have personally owned 4 or 5 different SOTA tables. The best arm I had on one of mine was a SME 309. We sold many SOTAs with the Sumiko MMT and FT3 arms that always sounded very good. Never tried a Linn arm on any. Too bad he can't get his Zeta fixed. I have a Zeta on my Oracle and really love it.
Hi,
I had a Saphire with an MMT for a few years before I traded for a Star with a Souther. The new combination was a huge improvement. Now after several years experience I am still very pleased. I never have had to adjust the arm, though one must clean the track occasionally (quick and easy). The vacuum table and the Souther were made for each other.
I have an Akito 2b on my Star, works great. I think I just bored the hole out a bit to allow for some shifting in the slightly different arm length (from Rb300) and added thre 3 Linn holes to the stock board. I think you need a special arm board to use the Rega arms, thicker on top and recessed underneath.