No doubt in my mind that the Critical Mass is good. I do want to check out the HRS to hear how it performs in my room. I am not a impulse buyer as I have learned from the past. Just needed some options on some of the popular cutting edge platforms. I do appreciate all of your input on this matter. And a special thanks to Millercarbon on the record clamp. I did end up machining my own record clamp. With washer and threaded spindle.