Got the table now I need a good arm and cart combo

The Townsend does have a trough. I have a Rega armboard, the table came with a rega rb 300.

It also has a haddock arm board as well as a third. I am aware of the limits of NEO audio, but am learning that there is a great fraternity of people that have great stuff to audition and are a wealth of knowledge and experience. Check ChadNliz on agon for instance.

as far as set up goes, I plan to have a few guys over for lunch and to let them listen to what I have, make suggestions, and enjoy the music. More than a few are interested to hear the table, and there are a few others that have been wanting to listen to the Chapman speakers and the odyssey amps.

As for today, I am headed out to enjoy the glorious weather that seens to be hard to come by these days in NEO.

The rega RB300 is a match for the townshend. In fact, their excalibur tonearm is based on an RB300 with different bearings and other stuff depending on the version. The Rock III will take a high energy cartidge, especially when using the trough. Do you still have the cartridge paddle attachment. I am using a Monster Alpha 2 on my Rock III with great results. Try the ZYX Airy series made by the same inventor. Does your seismic sink still hold air?

Holds air, has trough, but not sure about the cartidge attachment? Where can you get one of those?

you should be able to get one from townshend itself. They still use the same setup on the newer tables, just a double version.

I do have the head shell for the trough. Was thinking it was something different. Why are you moving the hadcock arm?