Tonearm ...... Acos Lustre GST-801 ..... Yea/Nay

Best groove
I get your point on being out the money and your description of being left in your underwear is very funny.

Now here in the USA I will not ship anything I sell without full shipping insurance and I demand the same from sellers who are shipping to me.
It can still be a hassle to get your money back in the event of a claim but its better than nothing.

Dear @best-groove  : "  I have always read the opposite and having never owned it, I report what I have always read about this arm.  """

So, you are spreading evbery where a " rumor " but not first hand experiences  . To eaxch his own, you are not a trusty gentleman with that kind of rumor posts.

I always post only first hand experiences.

R.

@rauliruegas 

a true gentleman always tells the truth even if it may not please or is uncomfortable, who is not a gentleman insists on lying.

Dear @elliottbnewcombjr :  The GST-801 is a tonearm balanced design and exist only two balanced tonearm designs that does not " ring like a bell " with the balanced mechanism, the other is the MAX 237/282.

Other balanced tonearm designs as the FR or Ikeda comes with a ringing balanced mechanism ( distortions developed down there. ) because an inapropiated design. So you will be a lucky owner  of that GST-801.

R.

Joe Grado says OK for his Mono Cartridge ME+ with both JVC UA-7045 arm and Acos Lustre GST-801.

"it should work just fine
the compliance of the ME+ is 20cu"

http://www.resfreq.com/resonancecalculator.html 

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how do you compute from 20cu to _____ mu/mN???