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Congrats on the Typhoon. The link above didn't work for me. This one does:

https://www.acoustic-signature.com/products/turntables/typhoon-neo/

I ended up with a Montana it has not arrived yet. The Typhoon I got had a problem with the speed switch which still after 2 months AS has not fixed so the dealer gave me a pretty decent deal on a Montana to make up for the nightmare the entire transaction was.

AS is sending me a programmer to program the speed controller so we will see what happens. 

I have to admit that the process has been a nightmare, and I ended not buying a Invictus Junior for my home in Spain because all this back and forth. The rep for AS in the USA, Rutherford, has not been very responsive and kept misleading me with dates.

If anyone buys a AS should not buy a AS tonearm. Just adjusting the VTA is a nightmare, there is absolutely no finetuning, marks, anything to take a reference. All there is in their arms, even the $17K T7000 and $28K T9000, is a hex bolt that tightens a collar. Yes VTA is "adjustable", but forget about finetuning it, same with azimuth.  When I read MF review I kind of lost trust on his reviews, how can MF not mention that tuning the tonearm is so incredibly brute. He is, after all, followed my many people, and failing to mention this is like writing a review for a Ferrari and forget to mention that it comes with a panzer's (the WWII German tank) transmission. Yes it has a gearbox, but each time you change gears you lose a tooth.

@astolfor sorry to hear about your troubles with the AS products. Just curious why did you not buy something that was supported locally in your own Country?

He did, he lives in different countries. I appreciate the input on the arm….. and difficulty w USA support.

Jim

Kenner was my first TT. Why wouldn't you try a step up in the VPI line?