agree but that is not the main subject here and elsewhere.
What we ( you, me or any one else. ) like it or not is non-important but to stay truer to the recording, this is my main home audio system/room target.
Now, please let me know if ( even that you have the kind of money to do it. ) or ask your self:
will you buy a new Ferrari Testa Rossa knowing that it has/comes with a motor/engine manufacturer defect/failure?
Well, that's something similar on what happens with the SAT tonearm and even worst than that.
The whole SAT subject goes " deeper " that what we can imagine and let me explain a little on it:
- it's incredible that all the prpofessional reviewers and tonearm distributors along the tonearm designer never ask by it self: WHAT AM I REVIEWING OR SELLING OR DESIGNED FOR ???
- the tonearm was reviewed by at least two gentlemans considered in the AHEE as the analog " gurues ", no one knows more than they. Obviously that the corrupted AHEE tell us a different history here.
- I'm not a professional reviewer not even a reviewer but only a learning ecah single day audiophile but even that I'm only a simple " mortal " in the last years I don't trust any more in that corrupted AHEE and the SAT tell to all of us the whys/facts.
- a professional reviewer has at least a minimum responsability that's to inform audiophiles what is happening " down there " in any item review and no one of those gentlemans did it and I'm convinced ( I have facts ) that they did not by their ignorance levels on the SAT subject.
- I want to think that the designer did not disclosed those numbers by " ignorance " too because if he knew those " numbers " and choosed not disclose it then the situation is really critical. So, it's better for all us to think was by his ignorance levels on that regards.
- I made the SAT calculations first to know if those 30K+ dollars comes with a true advantages over what exist in the market and to my surprise I found out that it not only does not comes with advantages but that comes with true disadvantages even before the mounted cartridge on it can hits the first LP groove ! ! !
- as I told MF: good that you like it but problem is that what you like are only higher distortions. Obviously that those higher distortions is what like too the other reviewers and all those SAT owners that losted ( this is the rigth word: losted. ) 30K+ dollars .
- I'm in " shock " that no one analized nothing on the SAT overall design ! ! ! This was and is the analog centuries " stampede ":
" hey why are we running ? don't ask and keep running . To where? : never mind and keep running . Ovbiously to nowhere, a complete disaster.
But look what one of those regarded reviewers said it:
""" What I found fascinating is thatbMarc tracked my two cartridges ( Atlas and A95 ) way below their recommended VTF with no mistracking. That results in less groove deformation as well as less wear and tear on stylus. .......................................................................................................
Let's say listening to the SAT arm really answers a lot of questions about the analog medium. It is a very special arm. """
Sure is very special but he ignored why is so special ! ! ! ? ? ? ? That reviewer was the worst ignorant of all them.
You posted:
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Nevertheless, the SAT tonearm remains on my short list . """
Go a head and welcomed to the AHEE where all of us belongs.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.