Your Impressions of the DV XX2 MKII

Glad the XX2 worked out for you. As I said, I am very pleased with it. I just can't wait to spin more records every day. If you are dealing with Jeff, then I would have to recomend a Raven table. They seem to be top shelf in their price range. I almost bought one from Jeff but at the time I could not make it work in my system. Jeff was very pleasent and even though I did not buy anything from him, he was very helpful. I would go with a Raven one probably if you could afford it. I am happy with my Amadeus GTA and I know I can get it sounding better. But some day who knows... Enjoy your new cart and I will give an advance congrats on the new table :)

I have lusted after the TW Acustic tables since I first saw them at RMAF four years ago... I would love to have an AC...

I like my VPI Aries 3 okay (but just ok)... I love my DV 507 MKII arm! If I could spring for an AC and mount the 507 arm on it I would be set for a long time... Saving as fast as I can...

Jdaniel13,
The only one of the LP's that I have is a MFSL 2-526 Von Karajan La Boheme. The Dyna tracks the entire side one without a hint of mis-tracking. The VTF is 2.01 - 2.05g, no anti-skate other than the twist, I used the Mint LP and a USB ($40) microscope to set it up. The rest of the system is very capable of resolving mis-tracking (Atma-sphere MP-1 & MA-1's with Quad ESL-63's). Frankly, I have never heard a hint of mis-tracking with this setup.
FWIW

It you'll indulge me, try the last 1/3 of Side two, as crowd marches "off to war" w/ quartet, children's choir, high brass... this stretch presented many moments of brief crackle.

Jdaniel13,
Not even a hint of crackle on the entire side two either. I do have the Soundsmith mounting hardware to increase the effective mass of the arm and the Counterintuitive to adjust the azimuth and VTF more easily. I don't know if this contributes to the tracking ability or not, but I have no complaints at all.