I have the encounter MkIII and it sounds great with my Garrard 401. As above, I agree that fine adjustability is not there like some other arms, but it really wasn't hard to dial this arm in. I've used multiple cartridges and moved it to different turntables without any issues. The arm is manufactured very well and is still a great deal at $1680.00. Talk to Jay at Audio Revelations about different options.