Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please

Dear @astolfor : Due that you choosed a 12" SAT could be interesting what you can read in this link that appears in my 3 years all SAT thread. The information is signed by the SAT designer and is truly interesting for any analog audiophile that prefers and likes 12 " or longer tonearms against shorter 9"-10" tonearms.

I have to say that in the past and before the the SAT was in the market I decided to swtich from longer tonearms ( that was what I like it. ) to the shorter ones that always performs the best with any cartridge:

https://swedishat.com/SAT%209%22%20vs%2012%22%20paper.pdf


Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

We listened to 2 of the SAT and did not know which, and 2 others, in the same identical setup, same records same room for about 3 afternoons. We both took notes individually and at the end of each afternoon we had Tonearm #1,#2,#3,#4 without knowing the models. We both ranked them and discarded 1 every afternoon at the end we ended liking the same, for slightly different reasons but the same and by far.

I read the paper and some other opinions. We liked what we liked, we paid, the representative for SAT came home, setup the tonearm, used our tools calibrated the arm and set up the Gold.

My partner is the one that fiddles with the calibrations, I just listen, enjoy and play with the tubes, speakers, cables and other things. After a few weeks she did some adjustments to the cartridge and tonearm and now I feel like I am in the clouds when I listen to my favorite records, specially all piano concertos, the silence/space in between the notes is nothing short of heavenly.

Now I am afraid to leave her alone because I know she will keep "tuning" and might not be what I like when I get back.

Dear @astolfor : " We liked what we liked. " no one can’t argue nothing or argue against a subjective opinion full of subjectivity.

Mi point is not that my overall point is through facts what’s the rigth way and why is the rigth way and that paper and other white papers confirms with out doubts that several times what we like it is just wrong but that is what we like it.

I like to be as objective as my first hand experiences in live MUSIC and room/systems ( 100+ differents at least. ) tells me through at least the last 40 years and to be " objective " I try to be " unbiased " everytime I make tests o comparisons between cartridges or tonearms or amplifiers or what ever.

The only compromise I have is with MUSIC not with the hardware to listen to and my target always is to stay nearer to the recording. Btw, I used tube electronics by around 8-10 years and learned that is the way wrong to stay truer to the recording no matters what. But that’s me.

Look when ay room/system quality level performance stays truer to the recording what you listen to is always way better that what you like in this moment: always. 

R.

SS Vs Tube...:)  I have am very fortunate to be able to have pretty good SS, Hybrid and tube amplifiers, preamps and phono stages and for some reason I always gravitate towards to the tube and hybrid.

But that is me, my other half gravitates towards SS and Hybrid. The solution 5 different setups in 3 different rooms. 

Dear @astolfor : As I said no one can't argue any think against your subjective opinion what you like.

Now, if you give me all the electronic combinations you have in your different set ups and with which analog rig each one I can give you not my opinion but facts that will tell you which of those set ups are nearer or far away from the recording and why.

You are welcome,
R.