Reading this thread with slight puzzlement.
The Nima is actually a very fine arm for something under £500. It really lets the music just come through.
It's flimsy because that's what unipiviots generally feel like in use. If you haven't used one before they do take a while getting used to it.
Use the arm lift! Cueing by hand
(especially after a jar) will inevitably lead to you kicking the cat!
As Chris said, if you invest in a Tiger Paw counter weight it allows the counter weight to sit nearer the pivot point and
is a good improvement in handling and SQ.
The comment about poor British craftsmanship, I just don't get IMO. It's a non obtrusive instrument to extract the music..Simple.
Obviously that was a mistake to mess with the screw on top of the pivot housing.
I swapped a Nima directly over with a very lovely but rather more expensive Naim Aro, and whilst the Aro was 'better' in handling and music repro,
there wasn't a
huge amount in it..and I could have easily lived with the Nima a lot longer.
I did find the external Roksan High Res cable a
big improvement, but I see you have already tried to address that with a Yanis cable.
IMHO, I think the Roksan upgraded cable is worth seeking out when finds allow..
For what it costs, I think once you are up and running you will be impressed.
Which cartridge are you going to use with this?, obviously synergy being important to end result.