Dear Peterayer: These are the SME numbers on tracking error:
for the V12 Maximum tracking error 0.009°/mm
for the V " " " " " 0.012 degrees x mm.
I took the values from the SME site.
Now, do you think that you or any one can hear for sure the difference on quality performance between the V12 and the V where the difference in tracking error in between is only:
0.003 deggrees per mm. ?!?!?!?!?!
IMHO no one can't and not only that: I think no one audio system has the resolution to do it.
In the other side: how do you know that any performance difference came from that: 0.003 mm????
In the other side, I can asure you that even on the tonearm/cartridge set up that 0.003° is higher than it, so why to argue on something that we can get even in the cartridge/tonearm set up?
Btw, do you want to try/test a 9" tonearm that outperform almost any 12" tonearm?, well buy the vintage Sony PUA-237 that you could find out on the net for less than 500.00. Test it and then share with us your experiences about.
12" tonearms and longer ( everything the same. ) makes more harm than good to the quality performance level in any audio system. There is no perfect tonearms, every one has its own trade-offs and IMHO the 12" ones trade-offs are " ofensive " in higher way to the music reproduction than the shorter ones.
Any one can do what any one want it. You can followed the wrong/commercial AHEE advise or follow what your brain and common sense dictate in favor of the music.
Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
for the V12 Maximum tracking error 0.009°/mm
for the V " " " " " 0.012 degrees x mm.
I took the values from the SME site.
Now, do you think that you or any one can hear for sure the difference on quality performance between the V12 and the V where the difference in tracking error in between is only:
0.003 deggrees per mm. ?!?!?!?!?!
IMHO no one can't and not only that: I think no one audio system has the resolution to do it.
In the other side: how do you know that any performance difference came from that: 0.003 mm????
In the other side, I can asure you that even on the tonearm/cartridge set up that 0.003° is higher than it, so why to argue on something that we can get even in the cartridge/tonearm set up?
Btw, do you want to try/test a 9" tonearm that outperform almost any 12" tonearm?, well buy the vintage Sony PUA-237 that you could find out on the net for less than 500.00. Test it and then share with us your experiences about.
12" tonearms and longer ( everything the same. ) makes more harm than good to the quality performance level in any audio system. There is no perfect tonearms, every one has its own trade-offs and IMHO the 12" ones trade-offs are " ofensive " in higher way to the music reproduction than the shorter ones.
Any one can do what any one want it. You can followed the wrong/commercial AHEE advise or follow what your brain and common sense dictate in favor of the music.
Regards and enjoy the music,
R.