Having A Tough Time Justifying More Than One Table

Neonnight, it is very hard to get a better table that is so nice to use and look at as the SOTA. If you get the urge to play around you can have multiple arm boards, and cartridges. I have been talking to Donna about the possibility of putting a Schroder CB on the Cosmos. They are in the process of talking to Frank Schroder now. That would be quite the combo. I would sell everything else and put the money in cartridges, tonearms and music. 
It seems people just do not understand how good the Cosmos really is. It is an Air Force 1 for 1/10th the price. IMHO it is the best turntable for the money you can buy. 

Regardscleeds3,236 posts09-05-2020 2:45pmoldhvymec

... I love the old Garrard Zero 100, not because its a good turntable, but because it looks so cool and fully automatic ...

As turntables go, the Zero 100 is one of the great sonic disasters of all time. Simply dreadful.

LOL I agree 100%, I just love tinkering. I have a few 100s a 401 and a 301, Neither are as good as my Russcos, I love the huge rim drives, with a gear shift.  I can get them pretty darn quiet... They look so cool to me.

Thorens, 121 and 124s are very nice also,,,

Regards

Your Sota with the SME V and Tranfiguration is a very nice set-up. I have a Transfiguration on my back-up TT, an LP-12.
The formula for acquiring turntables is the same as the one for acquiring Italian bicycles: N+1. (N = the number you already have.)

i have 6 ... but i am a pig - albeit one with a bleeding heart... so don't feel bad

i keep 7 flavors of ice cream in the freezer too

As you describe, multiple arms on your best table is the choice I would make. Wanting/needing a dust cover is a primary limiting factor for me, you didn’t mention that.

I don’t have the space for more than 1 large TT, I keep a spare TT in storage downstairs, so that I will never be without a TT if the main one is down for ......., you don’t have to part with all the others permanently. Removable headshell on the spare TT’s arm makes it easier to get back in action.
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for other’s following, considering more than 1 (arm/tt), a few comments:

Once I got my JVC TT with 2 arms there’s no going back.1 arm with mono cartridge ready to go, 1 stereo ready to go, effortlessly switch back and forth during a listening session. A treat for Jazz, Big Bands ... a lot of great recordings were made before LP’s went stereo in 1958.

For versatility this 3 arm TT appealed to me, it’s attached dust cover, it’s innovative rotating arm boards, it’s compactness. It turned out to be too compact to fit my 12.5" long arm. Those 70mm 7 layer plinths are terrific.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Transcription-turntable-Denon-DP-3000-tonearms-Grace-960-Grace-565-Denon-DA...

I might have changed the spinner as others mentioned, get quartz locked, people say the DP80 a great choice.

Change/compare arms/cartridges for the rest of your life. Note: the clearances inside the dust cover when closed restrict which arms will fit, i.e. my 12.5" Blackbird will NOT fit. With the dust cover removed, almost any arm would fit. Note: only one of the 3 existing arms has anti-skate.

Dust Cover is a must for me. That attached, stay at any vertical position dust cover would be a great feature (3 hinges I noticed). My 2 arm deck’s removable cover is big, heavy, I have to carefully lift off, put somewhere without damage, carefully put back in place. Every movement is potential for disaster, and scuff marks will accumulate even with caution.

The innovative rotatable circular arm boards allow repositioning for any arm length without drilling new holes, sliding mounts ...(restricted by what arm fits inside the cover). However, the diameter of an arm’s base plate might make the base plate project a bit past the edge of the circle’s edge, just a visual consideration.
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I am keeping my eye out for a rare JVC-Victor 3 arm plinth CL-P3, if anybody sees one, let me know please.