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Arm for SOTA?

A friend has a SOTA Star vacuum table in good condition but he has not been able to get his Zeta arm repaired. What arms work well on this table in members systems? I thought possibly one of the Jelco arms would fit the same cut out as the Zeta, which was the same as the Rega, Ittok, FR and others. I have not used any of their arms and my last SOTA was so long ago I can't remember what arm was on it so practical experience is appreciated.
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mickeyf
153 posts
 
I have an Akito 2b on my Star, works great. I think I just bored the hole out a bit to allow for some shifting in the slightly different arm length (from Rb300) and added thre 3 Linn holes to the stock board. I think you need a special arm board to use the Rega arms, thicker on top and recessed underneath.
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hi5harry
185 posts
 
I have found the Lustre 801 arm to be very synergistic with the Sota's I have owned. That arm has the vta riser on the fly feature which I also found very handy.
russellrcncom
316 posts
 
Stanwal: You may want to check out the responses to my thread "Best Arm for SOTA under $1000". In addition to the other suggestions, the Origin arms were also recommended. Good Luck.
minorl
1,016 posts
 
I have owned a Star Saphire for years with an SME IV arm that is wonderful.

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tubed1
161 posts
 
Look long and hard for an Alphason 1000s (british titanium if I remember correctly) you won't be disapointed, great value for the bucks and works well with Koetsu.
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