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best value current production tonearm

Hi
I don't want to mess with vintage arms.
As a second arm to my Steve dobbins garrard 301 (the 1st one is ortofon rs-309d) i'm looking for a great value current production (or last years production) arm with adjustable vta and preferably with detachable head shell at a budget of up to $2-2.5k new or used.
thanks in advance to all repliers.
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macdadtexas
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Trans-fi terminator, just a ridiculous value.
macdadtexas
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Super easy set up on the TransFI. I helped someone set one up on a refurbed Technics SP10 MKII with one of those crazy nice wooden plinths.

It took less than an hour. Much less time then mounting a new cartridge on a "normal" tonearm.

I love VPI Classic, but I've seriously considered buying the TransFi Savlation, it's just so freaking simple, and that arm is fantastic.
macdadtexas
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Mcbuddah, nothing masochistic about the Terminator arm at all. I thought it straightforward and simple to manipulate.

While I am handier than most, I'm not a tinkerer or engineer, so it wasn't that difficult. My friend with one has not touched it in the 2 years since we initially installed it, and it still sounds fantastic.
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