Technics EPA-500 users


I just received a second EPA-500/501H tonearm.I noticed this one has a hard rubber gasket on the base,that was not on the first one I purchased.I am wondering if the gasket affects the sound,I have been useing my first arm without the gasket with good results.I thought that rubber between the arm base and armboard would not be a good thing.Any opinions?Anyone try it with and without the rubber gasket?
travbrow

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Thanks guy's,yes no "easy" way to adjust azimuth with this arm is the only thing I don't like about it,but the upside there is one less thing to tinker with.The headshell can be adjusted,although fine tuning it is a major pain.I removed the headshell on my one 501H armwand to rewire it.Just loosened the two allen screws and heated it with a hairdryer to loosen the glue.It was a major pain(for me anyway)to get the headshell realigned correctly after I removed it.