Originally Posted by
Wakefield Turntables
That is the M55E! I debodied it years ago after a recognised that the outer casing was massively resonant. I bought the Cocobola wood body from a chap in Germany who's still trading on eBay and will send stuff to the UK. I have had a Panzerholz body especially made for the M55E in a bid to further shield the M55E. The magnesium arm in the SME V-12 removes a lot of resonance getting into the cartridge, but we have a birch ply plinth and a decoupled motor which should also help. The Panzerholz body is just another mod to try and further reduce resonance.
Nice one.
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2