If it does everything you need why change the tonearm.Do you consider it necessary or not, for a £4k-ish turntable to have capability for changing the whole tonearm.
I am considering a Well Tempered Lab turntable, which has a tonearm you cannot replace.
I love the sound though!
Well, I think assembling the gears on their right place is good but you still need to align the cartridge from the beginning using protractors to make the stylus fall on the right spot.My only consern is when changing a tonearm or cartridge is if the all is assembled in the right position .
Some make changes but don´t understand about the fitting place for the arm, so the cartridge and stylus fall on the right spot to play records perfectelly.
Sorry but in english i can´t writte the technical considerations to have when installing a new tonearm or a cartridge and stylus.
The geometry must be perfect.
Only made this twice in my life on a old SP-10 from technics and in a litle more younge PLC-590 from Pioneer,
the first i use a better S-shaped arm technics had available for sale(titanium made)
and in the pioneer i installed a AT tonearm that was very good at the time, and still is.
Hope you have the perfect alignment in your new tonearm and cartridge ,to enjoy records with perfect sound
Personally I have never had a tonearm fail.....Is it the versalex version of the well tempered labs?
If that's the case then the symmetrex tonearm is integral to the whole working of the turntable and is the reason to own such a design.....if you've had a demo and it's your bag, I don't see a reson not to go ahead, although if anything does go wrong with the tonearm, I imagine it could be a expensive fix when ever the warranty expires.
that is refered by me after the tonearm installation there´s the cartridge choosen ,i´ve seen some spending money and think it´s all the same , the geometry needs to be perfect, didn´t understand your coment or didn´t you understand what i´ve written?Well, I think assembling the gears on their right place is good but you still need to align the cartridge from the beginning using protractors to make the stylus fall on the right spot.
Very true, it is as you say an excellent way into a good LP12 set-up, the suggestion I was given was buy a brand new LP12 Majik kit this gave you the plinth, platter, Karousel bearing and a few other bits but not arm, chassis and some other important parts which you then add as pre-loved items according to budget.If I had £4k to drop on a turntable I would most definitely look at an LP12. Not a new one but there are a lot of very good independent Linn dealers our there that specialise in making up decks from parts left from over from owners who have upgraded over the years. They can basically put a deck together for your specification and funds. You'll get a lovely deck plus 2 speed power supply with a decent arm and cartridge for £4k.