very pleased 3 records played solid, surface nosie while playing very low and really felt a warmth that i had not heard from my set-up before. a friend set it up for me but i would say that it came arcoss straight forward. tracking weight was 1.8g and thats what i did and no need to play around. i think that on the genie it has been a good improvement but i cant see any reason to spend more on this deck.