

The power, the rythm, the "flow" and auditors involvement were close These two cartridges have very much in common. Soundwise and despite of their technical differences (With the ViV Rigid Float it is only a matter of a few seconds to adjust The Shindo SPU was of course an A-type and the Synergy a G-type. Has anyone compared the Synergy with a Shindo-modified SPU?" Knowing that the question is only 10 years old -) I buy most of my LPs used as I have a preference for all tube recordings that are analogue from start to finish especially in Classical. It can be argued that quiet in the grove makes a better listening experience that depends on your tolerance for grove noise and the theory that the grove noise drowns out detail. The elliptical on the SPU Synergy is much more forgiving one VTA and quieter in the grove. I'm not going to reset VTA for 150, 180, 200 gram LPs! The A90 is going on the block as well (with only five hours on it). I've decided to stay away from the Ortofon Replicate 100 tip because it is very sensitive to VTA and I just don't fool with it set and forget. Another benefit is it is family friendly (not unipivot). I have a Graham Phantom Supreme that is going on the block because I like the TA-110 better. Like reviews have said, it holds it's own against the new high end of arms Kusma, Tri Planer, B-44 Phantom. I just bought a TA-110 about three months ago and can say it is one of the best arms I've ever heard. It needs a good matching trqansformer to really make the SPU "sing" On my former Gryphon Orestes phonostage I never liked the SPU classic as much as with a good step up over my Paragon 12a tube preamp. I use the Auditorium23 Hommage T1 and Audio Note Japan AN-S6c and tried a lot of others.


One thing to take into account is the right phono amplification, step up transformer.

Once I heard a set up of TD124, SPU classic, 3009 and Croft tube electronics on Harbeth speakes at the AAA-Forum (a exhibition mainly for vinyl playback) an this was the very best sound on show, even compared to "all out" installations costing significant more.
#Ortofon spu synergy sme tonearm full
With their linearity and full bodies, the SPU #1 models are a perfect solution for the playback of stereo recordings. The combination of SPU #1, ST-7 Moving Coil transformer and TA-110/TA-210 tonearms gives a supreme experience. The SPU #1 models, with their universal connector, ensure the ability to mount the units in a wider range of tonearms with universal (SME) mount, e.g.
