VPI TNT HRX table - what tonearms?

I believe, with the TNT HRX, you are stuck with the VPI tone arms because they are completely top-mounted. The TNT HRX has a very thick plinth with no provision for an arm board as such. Unless VPI has a version of the HRX with and arm board cut-away that I don't know about, no other tone arm will work except VPI's own 'arms on the HRX.

Now the TNT-6 in the non-HR version, on the other hand, DOES have an arm-board. And in that case, I would try the SME iV first, then the Graham.

What is/are your cartridge(s) and what is your phono stage or phono section?

Suttlaw, You asked about power cords with the SDS. I can recommend the Silent Source power cords for both the SDS and the motor. If you do put Silent Source PC's in the mix of cords you audition, let us know what happens.

As for cartridges, if you are first going to try a Benz---as some posters have recommended, give the "LP" or "Ebony" a shot.

SME IV or V 'arms on the HRX: Since SME 'arms require such a large cut away to accommodate the over-hang, sliding assembly (not to mention their low-slung DIN connectors), I would think that making such a large cutaway would make any other 'arm un-mountable after a SME has occupied the space. (The mounting holes are made directly into the base/plinth, right?) Also, the large cut-away for a SME would somewhat undermine the presumed design benefits of the massive, rigid, contiguous plinth/base of the HRX in the first place.

JMW 'arm connectors: I think you can get a VPI Phono Interface Box with a DIN connector.