Decca carts

I've read about their qc problems and was thinking new or a used one that John had gone through. I do not want to ameliorate the positives of the Decca at all. Creamy may have been to strong an adjective, but I do like a bit of it in my coffee and playback  to richen it up. 

Thank you Bdp24 for the heads up. I hadn't considered an accidental turn of the platter and how that could effect a cartridge like a Decca/London.  I was referring to the current London cartridges. Regarding the arm requirements I understand they can/are picky. the Nott arms are unipivot but not fluid and only mechanically damped. My arm is the 12" version and fwiw I spoke with Warren Gregoire and after grilling me a bit he said I was good to go. But with all due respect you know that is his business. As to the resistive loading, Ive read a lower one than the standard 47k can sometimes be preferable, but that seems to be a personal/system type of choice and not mandatory.  But I dont know for sure. I am in research mode and thought I'd reach out to the community for first hand experience for any and all input or opinions. My situation does not take lightly a $1500 decision but I also have learned fortune can favor the bold.