My audio tech friend says unless I lay out $1500 there's no point in upgrading from the RB250.
Incognito sme tonearm wire upgrade#
My upgrade philosophy is to skip the modest upgrade, if I can afford to, and step up to the one that I live with for the long term, maybe permanently and forget the angst.
Incognito sme tonearm wire mods#
Someone out there also does some structural mods as well. I am already rewired, although the Incognito may be better. I have no experience with the VPI arms, but others in this forum do. Although I do think that the bearings on the RB900/RB1000 are superior to those of the RB250/300/600 family.ĭisclaimer though! I have not dealt with this mods, or Galen Carol, (people in a'gon and AA seem to always have good things to say about him though)īut I thought in mentioning this as it is a reasonably inexpensive approach given that you already have the RB250. If you read in the audio asylum, some claim that the incognito RB250 to be superior to even the RB1000. I run an unmodified RB900 in my P25, and I am satisfied. Galen Carol does the installed kit for $279 I believe. I also believe that the job is not that simple because of the fragility and ability required to solder the cartridge leads. It is the "incognito" mods, which consists of rewiring directly from leads to the RCA outs. Due to the popularity of the VPI tables I am hoping for some feedback on the JMW-9.Īn option that you may (or may not be aware of) would take advantage of your R250. So kind of an open question to anyone who wants to share their thoughts on tonearms.
This seems to offer the most bang for the buck musically with the drawback being "it might drive you crazy" in the words of the guy selling. I do have a very interesting, possibly troubling, offer from a local guy in the form of the reportedly great sounding but super quirky fiddly 47 Labs RS-A1 tonearm for $500 CAD. It would seem a good fit if I were to eventually get one of those tables. One arm that catches my eye is VPI's entry level $900 JMW-9 which comes standard on the Scoutmaster (and Aries?). The Horizon is OK and can run with other under 2K tables. (The moment I saw it's crummy RCAs I walked it up the street to my nearest audio shop and had it rewired with Cardas/Eichmann plugs). I do consider the RB250 the weaker of the two and am researching high and low for it's replacement. I consider them decent mid-level components but with a few non-audio pots on the financial stove right now I can't make the step up to the next level such as a VPI Scoutmaster or Nottingham Spacedeck (tables considered "mid-level" for some). So what troubles me is the idea that the cart is being held back by the relative skills of the tonearm and table which is a Rega RB250 mounted on a Nottingham Horizon. I recognized what was happening but didn't protest as it was my plan to move eventually to a higher performing moving coil anyway (time flies when you're clumsy!). The discount offered for a cart of similar or just a little more value than the Beta S was too small. I had a terrible accident a few weeks ago which ruined my cartidge's stylus (Clearaudio Aurum Beta S Wood moving magnet) and due to the scheme (scam?) of when trading in an old cart for a new, I went with the much greater discount offered by choosing a more expensive cart-Dynavector Karat 17D2 MK.II moving coil. (I'll try to condense as much as possible). EDIT/MODIFY 3/7/06: Through speaking with a variety of people I've decided on the JMW-9.
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