I am going to be taking delivery of an EMT 948 soon and I am hearing a lot of differing opinions about how to get the best out of this table. I know this is par for the course in the pursuit of this passion of ours, but I would like to hear a discussion amongst all of you as why you hold specific views.
Ive been told, for example:
-no plinth is best
-you must have a plinth and it must be made with certain materials (but those materials arent revealed because it would be giving away trade secrets - this I do understand from the business mans perspective, but Id love to hear from some of you hobbyists what youve learned works best with this table re: plinths)
-the only tonearm that will really work is the stock arm
-you must get rid of the stock arm
-the Tri-Planar is works great with the proper arm board
-the Tri-Planar doesnt work well at all even if you do build an arm board for it - it would be better to use something like the Reed. What other arms work well, Id like to know?
-you dont want to use the stock phono stage
-the stock phono stage is very good
-this is one of the all time great turntables - just about everyone agrees on this one (except Syntax) including folks outside this posting that Ive spoken to!
This is a new pursuit for me so I hope to learn a lot from those of you who have posted so far (and hopefully others) so I can get the most out moving deeper into the world of vinyl. I currently use a Merrill-Scillia MS2 belt driven table (with an upgraded power supply from a MS21)with a Tri-Planar arm and an Ortofon A90 cartridge. Prior to this table I had (and still have) a Well Tempered table purchased when they first appeared on the scene decades ago and were the hot ticket at the time replacing my trusty Linn Sondek. I also have a Koetsu Rosewood and a Van de Hul MC-1 cartridge. Im using an Audion Quatro Premiere preamp with phono stage built in, or a Tom Evans Vibe/Pulse preamp with a Sanders Phono stage.
I want to thank the people I have spoken to so far. Ive learned a lot already thanks to you!
