why do some turntables have multiple tonearms?


i have seen some turntables that have 2 (or more) tonearms. what is the purpose for having more than one tonearm mounted on a turntable? what does it allow you to do that you can't do on a tonearm that has one tonearm?
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The battle cry of the militant audiophile: 2 ARMS! 2 ARMS!!! I tried it myself 30 years ago with a Micro Seki DDX 1000 but found that I used one to the exclusion of the others. Haven't tried it since and most of the reviewers I trust seem to rely on the single arm approach but there are certainly advantages to multiple arms; ask an octopus. Seriously, I am currently setting up a second table with a removable headshell arm so I can change cartridges fairly easily but I'm not sure how much I will use it. But since my phono stages have two separate inputs it seems a pity not to use them.