RS-A1 is not for the faint of heart. But once you learn its eccentricities, I don't or I no longer think of it as dangerous to cartridges. I've never damaged a cartridge in the RS-A1 (knock wood). The DV505 is of course an ordinary tonearm which you can set down anywhere but of course one must be careful not to nudge it once you've aligned it. I would suggest taping down the flat base element. Of course, bolting it to the plinth is easy and best.