it´s a nice easy to set system and might be the best for starters in the vinyl use, and wharfedale diamond the older model was very good this new one i don´t know has i never heard them, the only matter that seemd important is the use of a better cartridge in this turntable, didn´t notice either if it comes with the turntable , a cover as it is a important fact to preserve the vinyl records as when is used without any protection the records become full of dust that even only by playing them without the cover it gets extra dust and if in a region with more humidity the dust starts to get glued to the surface of the vinyl record, making them more noisy ,first only inbetween tracks later heardable but in a lower volume in all record. No doubt it is a nice litle system for begginers in the vinyl format