I never knew the "improved" variant had plastic bearings. I'll speak to J7 at Audio Origami to see if these can be replaced, he know's more than most...
I also nominate the TT2. This is TT that I will never sell. It out performs a LP12 and works even better if you can find a Heed power supply. Here's...
Have you tried the feet sitting on top of the Seismic platform? If not then give them a whirl, it's the configuration I've been using for a couple of...
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