VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D

also....slaw.....   I am well acquainted with the ceramic platter.   There is one right on my turntable as I write.   I compared the ceramic with the regular metal one.....absolutely no difference at all with the sound....but I like the ceramic one because it doesn't show fingerprints at all.  It is not in production because it was more expensive to make, but not an upgrade in sound.   It really is only a Classic platter with a spray covering....not a completely ceramic platter.

@stringreen it doesn’t matter what alignment you are using if you have mounted the arm at anything other than the P2S it was designed for you will not be able to align it (or not for all cartridges given possible play in the cartridge mounting slots). Desired accuracy for P2S is at least +/- 0.1mm and is easily achievable by anyone taking care in mounting an arm. It amazes me to hear a tonearm manufacturer tolerating tolerances this sloppy

Folkfreak.....don't freak out.   The difference is INTENDED.  ...it just depends where you want to put the errors.  Matt's answer is ok...just not completely explained.

Slaw, you prefer the HW-19 to the TNT? The latter has always appeared to me as being a very high mass version of the former. But I never looked into it that much, as I was "sold" on the design of the Townshend Rock.

@stringreen, As I stated earlier, I use the Feickert. Believe me, I’m not jealous in the least. Your recall of your ceramic platter recommendations are different from mine. This is easily researched if anyone would like.

For a 40 year old company to have any product currently produced with complete and total control of their production to have the S2P distance so far off, wait, what did I just say,...I meant to say off at all, is outrageous! If it doesn’t affect the sound, is not the point of the discussion to me, it is the ability to "get it right". Plenty of questions regarding this on their forums.

When I bought my Classic 3 Sig SE, nobody told me, by the way, you S2P distance is going to be off by a couple of mm. Nobody in the press ever bothered to mention this.

Stringreen, I don’t want to spend thousands of $ on a TT only to find I now need to disregard my purchase of a $250.00 protractor that tells me the TT manufacturer is wrong. You say "it just depends where you want to put the errors". I’d much prefer to have the TT come to me manufactured correctly, and any error that is incurred to be one of end-user fault by way of not aligning the cartridge correctly. The fact is, as far as I know, Harry will not release what alignment he uses. Why??? Check out the exhaustive post on vinyl engine regarding this.

@bdp24, I think in the history of TT designs, I felt that the HW-19 series will have the most impact. The TNT is a completely different animal.