SOTA cosmos turntables

I have owned Sota TT's for over 20 years. Star, Nova and now the new Cosmos IV. I could not live without vacuum hold down.
I've had those TT's with SME V for many years. Now i have the Phantom II with Dynavector XV1's. Cable is Stealth Hyperphono.
Simply stated, musical nirvana.

How much more do you need to spend for better performance???
Answer: look up Paul Seydor's review in The Absolute Sound issue 145.
He reviewed the model III not the upgraded series IV.

I believe that this is what my dealer is suggesting as well...
I think the Cosmos with a Graham Phantom tonearm sounds like a final turntable.

Has anyone hear checked out the Spiral Groove turntable. I'm not sure, but I think this turntable is the latest design of a guy who helped design the Sota Cosmos. Has anyone compared the Spiral Groove to the Cosmos?

Thanks,

Mark

 
Spiral Groove is Alan Perkins' company and yes he worked for SOTA and designed the Cosmos - circa 1990 or thereabouts.

Smoffatt - v. nice setup!
 

Hi:

I currently own the Spiral Groove SG1 Turntable. This turntable provides world class sound, and it has transformed the analog sound in my system.

There are two tables made by Spiral Groove:

1. The Spiral Groove SG1/Reference Retail $25,000 (My turntable).

2. Spiral Groove SG2/ Retail $15,000(I have heard it once at a show,and it is quite good).

I am using a Graham Phantom in my setup. Although, I understand that Allen Perkins is in the process of designing his own tonearm (Which I have not heard yet, but, I am sure it is going to be quite good).

I bought my Spiral Groove SG1 from Precision Audio in Moorpark,California (Southern California).

Website: http://www.precisionav.com/

You can find more information by going to Immedia's(The Manufacturer) Website:

http://www.immediasound.com/

Hope this was helpful,

Enjoy