Sumiko Smile Casting Better

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This article explores why Sumiko’s modern "castings" are superior, how this engineering choice reduces resonance, and how it delivers a "better" listening experience. 1. The Anatomy of Sound: Why Casting Matters

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As a turntable tonearm travels toward the center of a record, the groove crowdedness increases, making it harder for the stylus to track accurately. Standard alignment curves (like Baerwald or Loefgren) compromise performance at different areas of the record. The Sumiko method optimizes the tracking geometry specifically to minimize tracking error where it matters most, keeping the stylus perfectly tangential to the groove walls and eliminating the harsh, fuzzy distortion common at the end of a record side. 2. Enhanced Channel Separation and Stereo Imaging

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