Got the table now I need a good arm and cart combo

Budget, well I got about fifty cents in my pocket...
I am looking forward to jazz/blues and vocals.

I listen to lots of other stuff, but most of that will be digital, at least for now.

For this time round I need to stay in the $500 range and will be looking for a phono stage or new preamp soon.

Thanks gentlemen. This is very helpful, I will begin to hunt. Keep the ideas rolling, especially if you see something for sale that I should be paying attention to.

The Townsend does have a trough. I have a Rega armboard, the table came with a rega rb 300.

It also has a haddock arm board as well as a third. I am aware of the limits of NEO audio, but am learning that there is a great fraternity of people that have great stuff to audition and are a wealth of knowledge and experience. Check ChadNliz on agon for instance.

as far as set up goes, I plan to have a few guys over for lunch and to let them listen to what I have, make suggestions, and enjoy the music. More than a few are interested to hear the table, and there are a few others that have been wanting to listen to the Chapman speakers and the odyssey amps.

As for today, I am headed out to enjoy the glorious weather that seens to be hard to come by these days in NEO.

Holds air, has trough, but not sure about the cartidge attachment? Where can you get one of those?

I do have the head shell for the trough. Was thinking it was something different. Why are you moving the hadcock arm?