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Well Tempered Classic or Technics SP10Mk2

I am currently using a Well Tempered Classic with a Grado Sonata Cartridge. I have the opportunity to purchase a Technics SP10 mk2 with EPA 100 tonearm with the Obsidian base. I like the Well Tempered Table but I have read much about the new respect for the Technics direct drives. Will going to the Technics be an improvement over the Well Tempered or more of a lateral move? The rest of my system is Beveridge 2sw Electrostats with Shahinian Contrabombarde subwoofer. I use the VTL ultimate preamp.Thanks in advance. Bob
baranyi
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
The EPA-100 was and still is a very good tonearm. Its' current selling price makes it a bargain compared to VPI, Nottingham, and Rega crap for the same and even more money.

But to say it's a contendor for the "best arm ever made" is really foolish.
lewm
13,722 posts
 
Dear Audiofeil, Did anyone here say that the EPA100 is the "best arm ever made"? I don't want to re-read all the posts, but I don't recollect that anyone made that claim.
sonofjim
557 posts
 
Lewm,
I don't believe anyone did either. The EPA arms hold their own quite well against anything I've tried though. The sp-10 tables likewise. I don't know how anyone could make a claim for best ever on either one but they're both good enough that only modern sota designs will surpass or even equal them, and at a much higher price.
By the way, get that mk3 up and running. It's a beast.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
>>06-05-10: Lewm
Dear Audiofeil, Did anyone here say that the EPA100 is the "best arm ever made"? I don't want to re-read all the posts, but I don't recollect that anyone made that claim.<<

If you're too lazy to read 22 posts, don't ask the question.
mikelavigne
2,237 posts
 
Macrojack said above;
The EPA-100 is a genuine contender for best arm ever made.
not that i, in any way, agree with MacroJack's statement.

i've not done the comparative listening to the better vintage arms in direct comparision to the best of today's arms; but as i've been in the market for a vintage arm (as my 5th arm) i have closely investigated this issue and i'm told that the best current arms are a few levels refinement better than any of the vintage arms by trusted friends. those 'latest design' arms are not cheap, especially in comparison to the better vintage arms.

i want a less expensive arm to use with some of the inexpensive cartridges i've accumulated.
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