I have the new arm in operation and it is quite impressive, I think. The reason I say I think is that I have also very recently upgraded my amp. Allowing for that as much as I can, I am still getting the impression of more powerful and tighter bass from the Versalex. All very relaxed and effortless (but that could be the amp again).
During the amp auditioning process I mostly used CD as the source as this was what it took to stretch the bass performance of my previous amp to the point where I noticed its occasional shortcomings. Listening via the new arm over the last day I no longer get the feeling that the vinyl source is delivering up a less demanding bass component. However, I have not got round to putting the old amp back in to prove this.
The support string seems to be pretty much the corect length to dispense with the spacer I had under the arm support pillar but I may yet experiment with adjusting the string length. Since the wires now exit the arm to the side they no longer hit the cup edge when I raise the arm so I should not manage to wear the insulation off this one like I did the previous one.
So, all in all, a good move to the new arm.
Steve
