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Turntable/Tonearm Advice

I'm considering one of the following combinations and would appreciate comments from anyone familiar with these. There are no SOTA or OL dealers near me, so I can't listen to any of these (I've never even seen OL gear).

Origin Live Resolution/Origin Live Illustrious MK3
SOTA Sapphire/Origin Live Illustrious MK3
SOTA Sapphire/SME IV.Vi
SOTA Sapphire/SME V

Thanks.
Joe
jlsmith
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
sota...performance..and resale(just in case)...sme for the same reasons.....that said, in the neighborhood are the threns 160 and sme as well (personal 'new' favorite) even though it 'looks' plain.
jlsmith OP
4 posts
 
Thanks. Resale is not a consideration. I've had the SOTA Comet that I'm using now for 15 years. When I get something, I keep it.
grimace
624 posts
 
I've got a 20 year old Star Sapphire vacuum table that I love. You can't go wrong with a Sota. They're built like tanks and the imaging on the vacuum tables is terrific.
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