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Clearaudio Concept and Audio Technica AT6006R tonearm lifter???

I have good and bad news.
Just took delivery of my new Audio Technica AT6006R arm lifter. Took maybe 45 minutes to install, quite a bit of adjustment to get it right. The good news, it works great, looks great and built quality is impressive. 
Now the bad news. The Concept table offers little space between the platter and bottom plate of the tonearm assembly, it fits but it puts the 6006R trigger antenna over the record by about 1/4". So getting the record off the
platter requires some finagling and so far considerable patience.
Will I keep the 6006R lifter? Probably with reservation, I need something to lift the tonearm. 
So, Concept owners thinking about a tonearm liter, you've been warned. Not sure any of the more expensive lifters will do any better.
If you have come up with a better solution, please respond.  
markj941

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I use the Q UP, and although ‘fiddly’, it works, and only costs less than a 1/4 of the AT. Of course it’s hard to believe the Q UP costs as much as it does considering it’s build. 

I always look at the AT lifter as a replacement, just for looks and build quality alone, but the OP makes an interesting point about a possible lack of location not to interfere. I can see where that could be an issue. The Q UP is already fairly tight in its placement on my table, and is much ‘thinner’.
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