This turntable replaced a classic Dual 1219 using a Shure Super-track cartridge which produced great sound since 1967

If you're not familiar with turntable setup, I'd probably recommend the Denon or Audio-Technica automatic tables (the ones with adjustable tracking force and removable headshell) even though this manual table will sound better.

the tone arm would not balance at the right tracking weight, come to find out that the lateral bearings on this arm were bad (stiff).This one is due to be returned and NOT reordered.

This is unacceptable for a brand new and built by today’s standards TT.The tonearm cartridge assemble is very good and tracks remarkably well, it’s too bad that the Motor noise is the reason I returned this TT the same day that it arrived.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Regrettably I returned the first one and reordered another TT of the same Model thinking that this one was just a defective unit, well the new one arrived and guess what