New Turntable Advice

I'll 'Beat the Drum' about the Aurex SR 510 not 520 as mistakenly referred to.  

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/n1190564152/

The SR 510 was made known to me via another forum. 

The Forum Member 'Shakti' is possibly one of a handful of individuals who has encountered an unusual wealth of Analogue Sources, that are supported by a Downstream System costing much more than a $100K.

Their having experienced an extensive range of Vintage and Modern TT's where TT's are exceeding $50K and Tonearms where these have approached $50K, along with Cartridges experienced, 

that must be up in the hundreds and ranging from $1K - $20K.

When an individual explains as a stock item inclusive of Tonearm the set up was very comfortably seated along side vintage models costing 30-40+ x more as a purchase. It would be foolish not to create similar, especially as it is very affordable. 

The same individual stated that with an improved Tonearm, they expected the TT set up to be a substantial performer. 

A man with no dog in the fight sharing their impression of a TT in relation to their vast experience, can't put a negative comment, apart from suggesting a change of Tonearm will be creating something quite special. 

This TT as stated, is rigid as a structure, which has substantial benefits for the mechanical operation of the TT.

Not all JVDD TT's have such a rigid structure and this is a much unwanted condition for a mechanical operation.

A non-rigid structure when speed checked using a Standalone Strobe, will show Speed fluctuations immediately. 

Combine non-rigid structure with a Spindle that is not a perfect fitting to bushes, especially if movement is detectable (very likely), and speed fluctuation detected will be very concerning. 

   pindac - I understand your perspective on this suggestion you made on the SR-510 the other day. Now today with a this recommendation I will look into it on their website

This site has Many tables !

The SR510 had a buy it now price of 15,000 yen. That is about 100 USD at recent exchange rates. Cheap for sure, but can any TT in that price range ever be expected to challenge even a $1000 used TT, much less one costing $10K or $100K? Not seriously.