Great insight from everyone. I love that set up Elliot!! I wish I had the larger plinth for the Victor table as I have wanted to tryout my 12" VPI Fatboy Gimbal.
I own the JVC QL-10 and it seems to work fine. I have not officially tried it out as I am in the middle of selling my house and acquired it recently.
The SP-10 I bought with a AT-1503 for $25 at a radio station sale last year. They stated that it does not hold speed, which I confirmed.
I had an opportunity to purchase the DDX-1500 but I think the price is a little out of reach. I like that I can add multiple arms of different lengths to it. It also has a heavier platter.
Does platter weight really matter with DD's? I think it is mostly a concern of ringing, but I'm skeptical about that.
I also have a TT-71 from a JVC-QL-A7 with a busted arm. I kept in case the TT-101 goes the way of the Dodo.
I'm trying to scale things down because moving these guys around is a pain (mainly the packing).
I'm becoming more of a fan MM cartridges, because they are much better than MC die hards give them credit for and I'm getting tired of paying top dollar for rebuilds.
