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Tonearm for an Aries 3

Well I am looking to upgrade my system to an Aries 3 and I need some advise on a tonearm. I have it narrowed down to three different arms.

1. JMW-10.5i w/ Stainless Steel arm tube.

2. Dynavector DV-507MK2

3. Graham Phantom II B-44

When asking VPI about tonearms boards Mike at VPI stated

"They will both have less detail and soundstage than the JMW-10.5i and will cost you a fortune for almost nothing."

Is there any truth to this or is he just pushing their brand.

There are two main cartridges that need to be compatible with which ever arm I go with, the Ortofon Jubilee and the Koetsu Onyx Platinum. I currently have the Jubilee but want to eventually get a Koetsu.

I really like the looks of the Dynavector as well as the engineering behind it. Plus I really hate dealing with a unipivot which I know the Phantom and the JMW are.

Please let me know what you guys think.

Corey
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zer010gic OP
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Stickman451 how would you describe the characteristics of the 507MKII vs a JMW-10.5i arm(not sure if you have a reference)?
zer010gic OP
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Well I have really boiled it down to two arms.

1. JMW-10.5i w/ Stainless Steel arm tube.

2. Dynavector DV-507MK2

I talked with a dealer today and he sells both products and feels the dynavector decimates the JMW but the dynavector is twice as much and he is a dealer. I would love to hear from some one that's used both and can give their observations and specifically when it comes to sound stage and depth of layers with the over all picture in mind.
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