Dear @nkonor: "
The Technics and probably anyone of the great arms out there Will be Game Changers. "
Bad move or wrong way to go because the stock Technics GAE tonearm is a good one so the first step is not what you did it or the OP did too but to re-wire the Technics tonearm and use some other headshells not only builded with different materials and different weigth but with better headshell wires and headshell wires connectors.
All those can be do it through 1877 as I posted to @billstevenson .
@nkonor, I know that you don't care but you never will know how good is that Technics tonearm.
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I have always like the TP arms since I first saw them years ago ..""
we don't buy audio items and especially tonearms jus " because I like it ", of course that a choice like that is each one privilege.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.