Well Tempered Classic or Technics SP10Mk2

Macrojack,
What is R&R? Bob

I think it means rest and relaxation literally. My use just means rehab or repair or refurb or renew or restore or ........?

Bob, looks like you have sufficient response to make your decision. But I'll add a little reinforcement.

Years ago I owned an original (square motor) WTTT and arm. It played music but was responsive to improvements such as the new black platter, a clamp on the fluid cup, and damping on the arm tower. Still, as Lew suggests, the WT arm was always in question. For one example I could never get the same tracking force measurement two attempts in a row. What kind of precision does that suggest?

I replaced mine with a Kuzma Stabi/Stogi Reference table and arm. This was a significant upgrade offering extended bass, increased overall dynamics, and much better decay, most noticeable on piano. More recently I've listened to an SP-10 Mk2 and even with a (temporary) compromised plinth, it shows potential for bettering the Kuzma.

The step from a WTTT to a Technics should be a no-brainer.

OK, I have heard the SP10 II with the EPA-100 arm and it was a nice "vintage" turntable, but when I heard it with the Triplanar (can't remember the model) it was a reference playback system.

I know someone with the SP 10 and EPA arm, so I am going to go give it a listen again since so many of you find it to be so good. Maybe I was missing something.

I have been thinking about an SP10 but with a modern arm, but maybe I should just use the EPA-100 if it's that good. Does it need to be re-wired?

Ahh, I should just ask Albert Porter, he knows everything about these tables.

Dear MDT, I own a Triplanar and love it. However, with reference to the EPA100, my comments were based on hearsay. So many disparate reputable persons say it is excellent (e.g., Mosin, Raul, etc) that I have come to believe it IS excellent. I have no idea which arm would win a head to head comparison. The point is that you cannot go wrong buying an EPA100 at a fair market price; at worst you can sell it and apply the cash to a Triplanar.