Excellent turntable and a very good arm. The only problem is the arm has a mechanical auto cue devise which lifts the arm at the end of the record. This can engage prematurely and can be a pain in the ass. If this unit doesn't have that problem I'd take it over a Rega or MMF. By the way it does take a bit of patience to set it up properly. No warps in my unit.
Oracle Alexandria Question
My brother's old Garrard has died, he has a sizeable record collection and wants to spend about $5-700 for a decent TT, arm and cartridge. I've pointed him to the Rega and MMF models, but my dealer has a nice-looking used Oracle Alexandria for sale which, with a nice cartridge, will fit in that price range. Sonically, I would expect it to better most of the newer tables I mentioned, judging from the reports in the archives. My only concern will be reliability (there was mention in one thread about a warped base or something like that?). Any owners out there who can comment? Also, any thoughts on a cartridge (I think this one has an Oracle arm, and my brother uses a Marantz receiver which probably will only take a MM design)? Thanks for any input.