Yamaha PF-1000 vs Systemdek IIX ?

http://www.thevintageknob.org/YAMAHA/PF1000/PF1000.html

I bought the PF-1000 on eBay for $560. It is beautiful!

While I know audio is about the sound, but I have never liked the way the Systemdek looked in my system, and the PF-1000 will look great with my amp / preamp metal and my AR-9's wood.

Any suggestions on cable change out or cartridges?

I have the Yamaha Pf-1000, it has very nice midrange and tone, but mine is short of bass. I may damaged my tonearm when I moving around from NJ to west.

I am a big fan of Grado and I thought the Blue (at $80 a few years ago) sounded terrific with my PF-800, which is a very similar deck to the 1000 and has what looks like the same arm. I'm using a Sonata on my Systemdek IIX right now and wonder if that might be a great match on yours.

Mig: I placed my PF-800 on a barely-inflated 16" (bike tire) tube, which brought the bass back in a big way! I think the suspension on mine may have been a little old and creaky and didn't give the intended isolation.

So... how does the PF-1000 compare to the Systemdek?

I feel you on the looks. I wish the IIX had a light of some kind...something a little electronic looking, maybe?

But I'm really curious about the sound. When I bought the Systemdek from a fellow Audiogoner, he described it as "Similar to the Yamaha PF800"... It's been years since I've owned the PF800, but so far I haven't found it be too similar.