No. The 401 platform is an out dated technology, easily bettered by all belt drives. Rim drive, no matter what platform or arm is. VPI's version of rim tech is no better. oracle mk5 will sound much better. I had a 401 and found it very disappointing. It is an 'englishman' thing. Move on.
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i don`t know if sale my garrard 401, i have a garrard 401 turntable with extra heavy granite plinth, sme 309 tonearm and clearaudio stradivari cartridge, turntable than oracle mk5, gyrodec se, orbe, clearaudio champiom are better really?