Tonearms for a Basis 2001?

I had the 2001 with an RS Labs A1 Tonearm. These are $900 new, and about $500 used. Best arm in the world for $500 if you can find one used, but all manual and hard to use without damaging your stylus. Worth it though.

Andrew

I, too, would do some shopping for the Vector before deciding that it is out of your price range. It is a stunningly good arm and a perfect match for your 2001 or most any table you might have in the future.

How about a Graham Robin for about $750? Interesting and very positive review in S'phile a few months ago. Just throwing that out there in case it's of interest, I haven't seen/heard one.

If your not going for the Vector now (I would give Galen Carol a call ASAP for a quote!), then just have OL do there rewire/mod. Made a HUGE difference here over the stock Basis rb250 I had. I had a Din termination added to the rewire/mod. Thus I played with different IC's - check out Silver Audio's SilverBreeze IC with the Ol modded Basis rb arm - great synergy. Or Tg Audio as well (a bit to stiff for my setup). Or Kimber Ag DIN/RCA, but the Silver Breeze really shines with the Basis/Ol modded arm.