Why is the price of new tonearms so high

Stiltskin,
Oh yes! Yet more genius, and so like: TOTALLY organic!

Hi Tonywinsc,
SME V guy, ah so. Better treading easy in this here 'value unlimited art gallery' of engineering.

I see we appreciate the same kind of 'muscle' and not only 'arms.

At least I did not have to pay an 'artist's price' for my V, AND it doesn't just use a bend pipe either :-)
A.

Hi Axel,
Stimmt. I can imagine your system sounds very good. Have you ever tried a Koetsu cartridge? It depends on the music you like. It can be an artist's price, only you will forget about the cost once you hear the music.
MfG,

Tonywinsc
y.s.:
>>> Have you ever tried a Koetsu cartridge? <<<

Nope, I'll sure will some day when my pocket agrees. Right now I listen to an Empire S1000 ZE/X-ERD (oldie MM) and it makes more music than any of my previous MCs. Sounding more 'balanced' in my system, than my audio friends Orpheus for 6 grand, that gave me food for thought.

I'd guess the Koetsu Coral would 'mice' the Empire, even in look alone :-)

I'm currently thinking my ML phono-modules might favour MMs over MCs (more musical).
I think MCs (to my ears) like at least one tube in the system. My son has that kind of set-up. Same MC in his system sound better than in mine, using a EAR 864 phono-line-pre, hm.
My system is all SS, so I've become a bit weary of all these 'artistically' priced MCs... too much resolution, too little music.
Of course something 'pretty' never loses attraction, like ZZ Top, 'Looking for some tush...' :-)

Axel

Axel,

Looks like you found your work of art. Quite a bargain!