Hello,
I have setup several AS tt. In fact I just setup a Typhoon (triple motor) tt with a Reed 3p tonearm and a $4k Vanden Hal cart. It sounds amazing! I did tune it to the owner and their music. The cables need to break in fully on the Reed 3p tonearm but out of the box it sounds incredible. You will not be disappointed going with Acoustic Signature. This person went with the Reed because his cart is set around 1.4 gm. The Reed worked very well with the light TF. I used the Ortifon setup record to setup the anti-skate. It works great. I also, put a sticker and markings on the anti-skate knob and the weight so he can play with a few different options to see what they like the best. In the end. This is really great tt. I have setup using the AS Neo arms too. They are terrific as well. If you go with their carts setup is so easy. You line up the sides and front of the cart to the shell holder. Use the included setup tool and you are done. Easy as can be. I prefer Lofgren over Berwald so I used a Dr. Feikert to set it up. I hope this helped.
They bought the AS turntable at Holm Audio in the Chicagoland area. The Reed 3p was bought online through another dealer.