Sota Cosmos

I am quite content with the Agile on my Cosmos Eclipse. It is a lovely arm in all rights, and I wondered what it would take to outpace my SOTA. In the end I did the math and evaluated what the SOTA brought to the party, and decided the Agile purchase was my best bang for the buck for what I want to spend on analog. 

With that being said, if I were to look at an arm that is less expensive than say the OL Enterprise....I would not hesitate to recommend the latest generation of Audiomods Series 6 Evolution tonearms. In several ways, the build concept is similar to the better OL arms. Not the dual pibot for the vertical bearing assembly but a very nice implementation of a gimbal bearing design. I had the previous generation arm on my Cosmos for awhile as an experiment, and to be honest, I liked it better than my earlier generation SME V. It killed me to think that because a V was my dream arm from my youth. The switch from the SME V to the Agile was one of the better decisions I have made, and never have regretted it. 

I spent the night and this morning listening to the Cosmos/Agile combo, and I wonder why I own any other tables. What astonishes me every time I listen to this combination is the power bottom end and dynamic expression, yet the mid band and top end are so refined. The Scheu Das Laufwerk/Audiomods Series 6 12"/Kiseki Blackheart 1st Gen is expressive in the mid band and treble, and has a fine bottom end, but it is just not quite to the level as the SOTA or as complete an all round performer. While not a cheap set up by any means, I get the feeling that this combo is one of the better values to be had in the entry level of high end audio. 

That is good to hear. I am curious how the Agile on the Cosmos has differed from other tonearms that you have used? Does the Cosmos offer a neutral midband compared to other tables? 

@enobenetto Agree that it's a pretty drive from MSP through central and southern WI. I live not too far from Delavan (home of SOTA) and the storms and tornadoes have ravaged southeast WI and northern IL the last week like I've never seen before. Good luck with your new 'tables.

On repairing your SP10.  From your description of the problem, it seems your table may have a defective IC that is alone responsible for speed control, if it's a Mk3 rather than a Mk2.  JP Jones of Fidelis Analog has re-created that chip using discrete components, and it fits right into the outboard motor control unit. Fidelis is out of business, but if you can contact JP, he may be able to help, at least by providing a chip which you could have installed elsewhere.  Simple, really.  I would start by trying to contact JP via the Fidelis Analog website, if it is still up. If it's a MK2, then I would still start by consulting JP.