I've always been a proponent of using a TT from same manufacturer as their arm i.e. Kuzma. Yes many other arms will work on a Kuzma table but I think the best match would be kuzma arm. Just my 2 cents worth.
TESTING DIFFERENT DECKS AND ARM COMBOS
Just for discussion purposes I am posing this.
Many people that review - nay almost everyone - says that when testing a component against another you do a direct comparison without changing a thing save that component therefore same everything but the cartridge or tonearm.
I have wondering if this is a bad approach or not as I am contemplating a bake off at home. My EMT is optimised for an EMT 929arm and EMT cartridge; Amazon Model One Transfiguration; JVC QL10 (not sure but i reckon good mm so Pickering XSV4000); Townshend Rock (london decca - sadly not got one)
My rationale is that lets say you race a car rounda track you don't put Porsche 911 tyres (including the wheel and tyre) onto say a mercedes CLK - yes it will work but it is not optimised.
I am not a reviewer - but that said I think the whole front end optimised approach is the best. What say you and why?