I would have to agree with several others. The Souther is a poor design, even more poorly executed. I'd be willing to bet that, ironically, it's causing the classic symptoms of old time digital - constriction, harshness, and several other forms of auditory irritation. If this were mine, I would ditch the arm immediately.
What's the weak link in my Analog chain?
I have:
VPI HW19 mkIII
Souther Linear Tracker Arm
Clearaudio Maestro Satine wood
Manley Chinook (on loan from dealer)
It all sounds very good, but still can't match my Theta GenVIII Dac Pre using a Sony777ES SACD player as a transport. The sense of space, of being in a real concert hall on clssical recordings is noticably better on the digital rig. I'm wondering what to change in the analog rig to meet of exceed the quality of the digital rig.
VPI HW19 mkIII
Souther Linear Tracker Arm
Clearaudio Maestro Satine wood
Manley Chinook (on loan from dealer)
It all sounds very good, but still can't match my Theta GenVIII Dac Pre using a Sony777ES SACD player as a transport. The sense of space, of being in a real concert hall on clssical recordings is noticably better on the digital rig. I'm wondering what to change in the analog rig to meet of exceed the quality of the digital rig.