Hi, Chrisher. A: ditto, above. B: I *did* happen to hear a R3 / Ittok / Archiv, some years ago. I do not remember being impressed by the sound -- far from it... BUT, again, maybe the arm was incorrectly mounted as per Caterham's point. I suppose you're also toying with the idea of a LP12 deck?
Good luck!
Good luck!