Hi Guys,
Just my two penn'orth: -
I bought a very similar one, similar shape, design and size (as far as I can tell), but no leather case - mine has a clear plastic hinged lid and a couple more buttons - from Maplins for either £10 or £20, can't remember.
I'll try to answer points raised by others:
1) effect of cartridge magnet - tried mine with fridge magnet and no attraction so cartridge magnet shouldn't have any effect.
2) height of scales - may be coincidence but mine is almost exactly the same height as the difference in height between top surface of LP on platter with mat in place, and the top of the upper surface of the deck, so placing it under the cartridge rest position and lowering the tonearm on to it gave the 'weight/force' at the correct height, give or take a gnat's cock. (technical term ).
And, most important, I'm happy with the resulting sound.
Cheers,
DaveK.
My System:
Power: Belkin PF40, Custom.hifi.cables Hydra and DC PSUs.
Sources: Self built HTPC with Xonar ST sound card, NAD T585 multi disc player, Sony BDP-S350, Squeezebox Touch, Techncs SL1210 (mod'd) + Nagaoka MP30, Thomson Sky HD box.
Amps etc.: 2 x Mini-T amps, MF-X10D Valve buffer clone, StanDAC 7520/Caiman (mod'd).
Speakers: Mission 774s with added super tweeters
Cables: best I can afford and likely to change except Homar's RF attenuated co-ax's and Mark Grant USB and HDMI cables. I also like silver i/cs and speaker cable.