Wow. Thanks for the recommendations. I too am interested in the Yamamoto CF headshell, but I did not see any Yamamoto products in any of the 3 high-end stores I have so far visited. Today I did buy an Oyaide HS-CF, perhaps close to the Yamamoto. I also bought an Ortofon LH8000, the wooden one. I’ve heretofore been a cheapskate when it comes to headshells, so it’s about time I owned some good ones. If I do see the Yammy CF, I’ll buy that too, providing it is not too expensive. This despite the fact that I have misgivings about CF used in audio products; I generally have not liked the sonic signature which is too obvious to my ears. This applies to one tonearm and a few speakers, so far.
This afternoon, I did see but not hear an Acoustic Sounds Axiom tonearm. It seems to be beautifully engineered. Seems also that Dertonearm is behind a whole line of products under the business name Acoustic Audio, which sport an “aa” logo. They’re all gorgeous to look at and very expensive. I also saw but did not hear a Reed pivoted straight line tonearm that I did not know existed. It looks to be very complex but nicely made. Has anyone messed with it? NAndric? The Axiom was mounted on a Feickert Blackbird tt. Although I favor DD, the Blackbird looks to be very well designed to avoid or minimize belt creep.
Chakster, Is that Grace HS6 a current product or another piece of vintage art?
In the stores that had salesmen who spoke any English (a rarity), I inquired about pricing on the SP10R. No one is willing to discount it at this point, because it is so new to them that many stores don’t even have one to sell. The standard retail price in Japan must be the one I quoted in Yen, somewhere up this thread.
This afternoon, I did see but not hear an Acoustic Sounds Axiom tonearm. It seems to be beautifully engineered. Seems also that Dertonearm is behind a whole line of products under the business name Acoustic Audio, which sport an “aa” logo. They’re all gorgeous to look at and very expensive. I also saw but did not hear a Reed pivoted straight line tonearm that I did not know existed. It looks to be very complex but nicely made. Has anyone messed with it? NAndric? The Axiom was mounted on a Feickert Blackbird tt. Although I favor DD, the Blackbird looks to be very well designed to avoid or minimize belt creep.
Chakster, Is that Grace HS6 a current product or another piece of vintage art?
In the stores that had salesmen who spoke any English (a rarity), I inquired about pricing on the SP10R. No one is willing to discount it at this point, because it is so new to them that many stores don’t even have one to sell. The standard retail price in Japan must be the one I quoted in Yen, somewhere up this thread.