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Jelco and Dynavector

Currently I own a VPI Scout (original model). In which I have a Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua mounted. However I feel this cart might benefit from a better turntable.

The turntable I have in mind comes without an arm. However tonearms puzzle me a bit. There are the sort of affordable tonearms like Jelco, which can be bought new for about €600. Then the next step are the exotic arms like SME, Reed, Graham etc. These start at €2000.

So would a Jelco 750D work well with the Dynavector?
mordante
mordante OP
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To be honest the tonearm market has always been a bit of a mystery to me. On one side of the the spectrum you have the Jeclo tonearms and it's ilk.

Then you get the expensive tonearms that often cost more then the turntable it's self.

I see the SME also sells the J shaped tonearms (again). Has anyone tried the SME M2-9R?
mordante OP
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Never mind SME, if I read it correctly the effective tonearm mass of SME arms is to low for the Te Kaitora Rua cart. The SME arms have an effective mass about 9.8grams. The Te Kaitora Rua needs a tonearm with a mass of about 14 to 18 grams if I read the sheet correctly.
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hansk46
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I'm using a dynavector TE KAITORA with a Swissmade Holborne arm , marriage in heaven .Take a look at their webside.
Turntable is the famous Dutch brand Sphinx PJ 6 , DD ,unfortunately only 6 made of them in the past.
mordante OP
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After getting some advice from people who know my cart and who know me. The arm that would best suit me is a Origin Live or SME309. I was told to stay away from the SME IV or V.

Now I see if I can get a good deal somewhere and if my bank account agrees.
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pmc
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I have a 10 Jelco 750 with the TTW Audio Eliminator kit and a Shelter 7000, it is a beast of an arm, I read in a forum a member had a 750 but his dream arm had always been the SME V and he said that the SME was better in some areas but it was a diminishing returns deal. meaning the difference in price was MUUCH greater than the improvement in sound.
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