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"New" arm?
Shortcomings? Detectable glare in the midrange and upper midrange, bit of grain in the middle hf, loss of lower midrange detail, some obvious looseness in the bass, a mild loss of treble and deep bass energy. None of these are traits of the Herron... 
VPI bearing oil/grease?
I agree if it's thick oil or grease. But would light oil be a different story? 
VPI bearing oil/grease?
Being an inverted bearing, how would it work if a pool of light oil were deposited in the bearing such that when the shaft was inserted the oil would work its way up the and out of the top of the bearing. A small felt concentric ring around the be... 
"New" arm?
Interesting. I've got a little experience with JMW and RPM unipivots. The RPM was quite nice. The JMW 10 was pretty good. Both worked well with Lyra Parnassus and Clavis DC. Have not heard much about the Morch arms but then I've been away for abou... 
Stand out phono stages
I've been very pleased with my Herron VTPH-1MC. Surprised nobody mentioned it. I haven't heard the latest Herron phono stage, but I doubt he would introduce a new top-of-the-line unit without it bettering the older one.I should note that my system...