I sold the Technics/SME many years ago, the Grado cartridge wasn't a great one and the rest of my system was early solid state with Technics SB 600 speakers. The SP10 was like a Kenworth tractor with all three speeds. Even so it is only one part of the system. It replaced a Benjamin Miracord so it was a huge improvement.
The TW certainly looks the part but it seems to have it's basis in the motor which is very important. If I'm not mistaken they gloss over the platter bearing that has a tolerance or runout of 100th of a mm. That spells trouble to me. Zero tolerance or magnetic suspension is whats happening today IMO. Couple that with a good motor and you've got something.
The TW certainly looks the part but it seems to have it's basis in the motor which is very important. If I'm not mistaken they gloss over the platter bearing that has a tolerance or runout of 100th of a mm. That spells trouble to me. Zero tolerance or magnetic suspension is whats happening today IMO. Couple that with a good motor and you've got something.