Why is the price of new tonearms so high

Ahh, so all along you were putting us off the scent in our quest for understanding. Silly me, I thought it was because you had a completely inadequate grasp of the fundamental physics underlying the phenomena we were discussing.

Thank you so much for setting me right.

Mark Kelly

Well - no problem, you are most welcome.
I am still optimistic, that you will find out in due course.
Just look a little more precisely, a bit closer, what is actually happening while playing a record.
The model you are following is simply incomplete - thats all.
You'll find out.
Cheers,
D.

So now what?
The monkey ran away before we closed the box.
So now I also got it completely wrong, hm.

Meanwhile I enjoy the easier VTF setting, even though I can't hear that extra benefit. (Be nice to just imagine it, and tell all about it :-) ha, ha.
A.
PS: Just changed some x-over components with my mid and sub RCs, and I can hear THAT! (at least :-)

"So now I also got it completely wrong, hm."

Axel, join the club, I'm sure.

Makes me wish I could dump my table. Too darn complex. 1's and 0's are much easier to explain. Just 1's....and 0's???

But then what would I play all those great sounding records I've collected over the years with? It takes too long to convert them to loss less digital.

Dertonarm is Europe's mrtennis.