Micro Seiki MA-505LS tone arm, anybody familiar?

Thx Nandric, I will research them.

As to the Soundsmith carts as suggested.

Always been on my radar to try, should have bought one when certain dealers were having a 50% off sale!

Ah well......

Will be trying the Denon DL103R cart again through a Denon CU-320 step up that I acquired for peanuts.
This unit has a good reputation so we will see how that pans out on this arm on the 401 TT.

The Denon au320 SUT worked out really well ONCE I had set the Chinook up correctly ... Lol.
Thx Rick.....

Set up at 45db gain, 47k loading and 50 capacitance.
Using the 40ohm setting which is approx 20db gain pushes total gain to 65db approx.
Much better dynamics with the Scheu and the noise floor has dropped like a stone, so much so that I am listening at lower levels as no background hash to compete with the music.

Now this has opened a new can of worms because if a cheap SUT can have such a good effect what might a better SUT achieve.

And down the rabbit hole we go.....

Ps, still do not care for the 103r....

It’s a deep dark rabbit hole...  need a setup day to play.