Clearaudio TTs good or bad

The SME V is the arm, but this combination is a bit out of my range. But this is what my dealer is recomending. I am trying to keep it at $3300. I've read that the RB600 works well. I do listen to a lot of 70/80 rock. so a lot of my music are not great recording. Also my dealer does not like RB600 because no vta adj.

I personally own a Clearaudio Solution with Origin Live RB250 tonearm and have been suitably impressed. It does offer, as previously stated, a very quick and clean sound though certainly not in the 'analytical' realm (a camp I generally steer away from). A most enjoyable and 'pleasant-to-listen-to' sound in my system. My listening room has a carpeted concrete floor and the table sits on a relatively stable rack, so footfalls are not an issue and I couldn't offer much insight on this area, though I do have the spiked feet resting on Yamamura Art-Q Dampers for further isolation. Good luck with your vinyl quest.

I made mistake it is a SME 309.

In response to the modification on the RB 250, it is the full origin mod. This means new wiring beefing up the arm tube at the end where the tracking force weight mounts. You can find a better description if you go to the Origin Live site. crc

Bj: SME sounds good, I heard a V on a bigger C/audio deck. RB's are limited by the vta question -- but why a 600 instead of starting w/a 250, and upgrading later, to another brand if you wish. Just a thought...

Cheers!