Comments on Moerch DP-8

Yes, that's definitely an issue with the UP4. It just takes practice and patience to use it. It took as long to be comfortable with it as it did learning to type on my iPhone. I love both. A MintLP Protractor also helps a lot. When I got the precision armwand, that was much easier to setup, alignment-wise.

I've got to find someone local that sells the DP8 so I can hear it first....

I grabbed a used DP-6 here recently and yeah have found it to. E a beast to set up compared to other tonearms. Dhcod, I am curious to hear why you preferred the UP-4 to the DP-6. In all areas, or only certain areas that are more of a priority for you?

Air. Elbow room between instruments. Top end sparkle. A real sense of fingers on instruments. Less bass but very tuneful. I find that a true uni-pivot always sounds great in my system. For me the DP6 was lacking in all the above areas. I tried it with and without damping, by the way. It's definitely smoother in the middle but it's just not worth the compromise to me, especially since I listen to so many music genres. I need a more versatile arm.