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Yet another vote for Trans-Fi. Vic, the proprietor of Trans-Fi, seemed to be on a mission to improve my system and do whatever was necessary to make it happen. It did.

Wntrmute2 is right. Make sure that things are level. A carpenter's level is essential, a Starrett machinist's level (8") is better.

Dentdog, low low low compliance works. Don't know about high.

The TransFi seems to be made for tweaking, and so may be superior to the alternatives at any price. As you know, the wand is aluminum and has a series of holes along the major axis, which decrease mass. This provision also allows you to set brass weights into those holes, and so increase the mass according to the needs of your current cartridge.

I suspect that I am using the lowest compliance cartridge available (MC). To make it work on the TransFi, I increased the mass of the wand, by adding several brass weights, total 14 grams. Also, brass weights at the pivots helps significantly (don't know if they are standard). YMMD

Good luck!