La Platine tonearm help needed.

Aha..I plan to purchase the Ortofon SPU classic GE mk2 stuff.
I found some comments on this stuff from the Audiogon La Platine forum somewhere and it meets my budget under 1K.

If you don't have the table/arm yet note:
The Schick arms come with either a din output OR bound cables with rca termination. You will see what you have when it arrives :)
What cartridge do you plan to use?

Analog is far more difficult and complicated than I thought but it's also very fun to learn. Thank you. Reed also looks nice. Also realized the analog will cost a fortune and it could be endless :)

Good, i bought my Schick from Jonathan (OMA) long time ago. 

Actually it also came with a Moerch board, so I have that as well.

The Reed arm is very good!! The thing is that my table came with a Schick arm-platform, and the plinth is by OMA (slate)  so I had Jonathon Weiss make a matching one for my Davinci (not cheap).

You will find everything about Schick on his site
Good looking tonearm, but very simple and not the best.
Try Reed 3p instead if you want something special, more on their site.

here is my ex Schick and my current Reed
I sold the Schick "12 and bought Reed 3p "12 Cocobolo, the Reed is superior for sure and fully adjustable.

The headshell on your image is an old Sony (i have a few if you’re looking for them).
On my Schick i’ve been using heavy AudioCraft headshell, model AS3PL

Thank you. Da Vinci looks awesome!

I just saw your inquiry, my arm and board are not for sale..... I haven't even heard it yet :(

YW. You WILL like that table!!!!!! Enjoy

I found your comments more than helpful. I really appreciate it. 

Your pic looks like the SPU A.

The arm will already be wired. Either wired from headshell to female RCA, which you connect RCA interconnects to (then to pre) or wired from headshell with longer cable to RCA male (directly to pre). So you won't need the additional interconnect cable set. Which I use.

Shick has one model available in either 9" or 12"length. There is an #1 SME & SPU G compatible (slightly shorter, with adapter available to also comply to) #2 SPU A (emt type cartridges, etc)

Thanks so much. Do you happen to know the model name of Schick by any chance? Since I have not received the TT and tonearm yet, I am having a hard time following your comment on wiring. Does it mean that Schick comes with original non-RCA cable and I need to do a little mod, convert to RCA, connect to the phono stage? Sorry if I got it wrong.

Also, do you have Da Vinci tonearm and 2nd arm board for sale?

To explain, current (would be first) arm is a Davinci Grandezza which is wired that way to avoid an additional RCA connection.

That is a Schick. Actually I have a VLP and a second arm board for Schick, which I'm interested in. (system has not been set-up for a couple years, looking to move, hate to talk about it:(. Anyway, the better option is to wire the arm straight through to RCAs to Phono Stage. I'm very interested in hearing other's responses,  as well. Good Luck!