Lewm,
"the counter-weight is pretty far back from the pivot point"
This is just the way the photo was made, it's not an indication of how the counterweight "should" be placed. The position of the counterweight will depend on cartridge weight and there are of course other positions that will work fine. The Telos is shipped with 4 counterweights and the user can choose the combination that sounds best for a given cartridge. I'm not advocating that the best sound is with the counterweight as far as possible from the pivot point; but sometimes it happens to be the best position.
Cheers,
Joel
"the counter-weight is pretty far back from the pivot point"
This is just the way the photo was made, it's not an indication of how the counterweight "should" be placed. The position of the counterweight will depend on cartridge weight and there are of course other positions that will work fine. The Telos is shipped with 4 counterweights and the user can choose the combination that sounds best for a given cartridge. I'm not advocating that the best sound is with the counterweight as far as possible from the pivot point; but sometimes it happens to be the best position.
Cheers,
Joel