Dear Frogsglassass: +++++ " My question, how do u tell and is there anyway to check wear? " +++++
IMHO you a very prety decent TT/tonearm for your Koetsu cartridge, do you have any trouble when you play records? do you have any kind of distortions? why do you ask about?. With good care your Koetsu can/could play for at least 1,000 hours.
You can check it through a microscope or similar device but hearing it can be conclusive about. I think that before you put your money on it is good to be sure if it needs, maybe you can do it better putting your money in a better phono stage.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
IMHO you a very prety decent TT/tonearm for your Koetsu cartridge, do you have any trouble when you play records? do you have any kind of distortions? why do you ask about?. With good care your Koetsu can/could play for at least 1,000 hours.
You can check it through a microscope or similar device but hearing it can be conclusive about. I think that before you put your money on it is good to be sure if it needs, maybe you can do it better putting your money in a better phono stage.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.