Right. Recessed, restricted, I must admit that is a new one. New in the sense I never heard of it before. Not new at all in the sense misinformed overgeneralized oversimplifications are all over the place, always have been, and I expect always will be.
You are new to turntables and looking for advice? Any time you hear anyone telling you anything about anything like this, disregard. Tune them out. Any time you hear someone say anything about how a turntable sounds, how it works in this situation or that, even how it looks, pay attention. That is all you need to know. Find one everybody says is good and trust me, it will be good. No matter where or how the tone arm is mounted.
You are new to turntables and looking for advice? Any time you hear anyone telling you anything about anything like this, disregard. Tune them out. Any time you hear someone say anything about how a turntable sounds, how it works in this situation or that, even how it looks, pay attention. That is all you need to know. Find one everybody says is good and trust me, it will be good. No matter where or how the tone arm is mounted.