Can a modern arm beat my MAX-282?

@rauliruegas, nice to see another fan of the MAX arms! I've never actually understood what 'gyroscopic bearing' really means, any idea? I actually have the medium mass straight arm as well but though the J arm might match the PC-1 better. Any idea who could rewire one of these arms? It must be a difficult task with all the internal connections.

@solypsa, thanks for the input! My turntable is one component I never plan to replace. Hard to beat the simplicty and flexibilty of the RX-5000! I would be open to trying another phono stage but would need to do some reasearch. I did look at the 4pt14, but as you said, this gets into the 'very expensive' category! Do you find it's superior to the 11 even for carts that have a suitable compliance for both?

Dear @domino22  : In the MAX is almost easy to rewire because what will be rewired is the removable arm wands. 

For internal rewire here two options but if you google there are more:

originlive.com  or   

R.

@solypsa  : If you are refering me I owned the FR66 and still own the 64 and that's why I know for sure is really bad flly undamped tonearm and with that VTF ringing balanced desig. Yes, I heard and own the 3009/3012.

Only for your records. Btw, Did you own the MAX282/237?

R.

@domino22 no, I think the 4pt11 is very nice too, but for the case of those well known carts that like higher mass the 4pt14 is great.

@rauliruegas unfortunately not. Have friends that do. I would gladly though...

@domino22 - checkout Audiomods arms, they are amazingly good

http://www.audiomods.co.uk/

Audiomod Series Six Tonearm - Positive Feedback (positive-feedback.com)

You can email Jeff with your turntable deatils and he will let oyu know if it is compatible, or if a custom mounting plate (which he makes) is reqired

I purchaed one many years ago and have never wondered if there is a better out there sicne.

Regards - Steve