Hi Joe - I believe it can be used not only vertizontally but invertizontally too, presumably a feature for the antipodean market. I’m also told it gives stable playback in a car, should you crave the Vinyl Experience while cruising along the Four-O-One.
Good morning, have you taken that leap and bought a stylus yet? It’s such a good turntable it really deserves something worthwhile.
Until today, no. I was suffering from my usual problem of listening to differing opinions and as a result not being able to make up my mind. (I know that’s not something one is supposed to admit to on pfm, but there you are.) Some said the VMN series were great in Technics linear trackers, others said they were designed for a higher VTF than their predecessors (the range that @Robert recommended), putting them outside the P4 sweet range. After that I found something called an ELAC that was meant to be an AT440M stylus in disguise. Then I found someone on a US forum said he had tried one and it wasn’t as good… so I hit my usual state of chronic uncertainty.
You’re welcome! The supports look great.
I’m going to stick little rubber feet on the bottom, which all the most important You Tube influencers (I’m talking Artie78 and Ronnie Reacto here) say is even better.
Was it a good fit or did you have to perform any surgery to the stylus carrier?
It was a good, firm, snug push fit. The only surgery was to remove the stylus guard with my fingernail.
. The Azden YMP50c is a great cart too. I treated myself recently to the TOTL VL stylus recently, but sadly it was defective, so it had to go back. 
Very smart!I've been aiming for this for a long time, but finally, I've installed my SL10, EPS-310mc in my study... and vinyl is music to my ears. The rest is a NetAudio-ed 405-2, Totem Sttaf and a KEF PSW2500 subwoofer, and it sounds to my ears, awesome!!!!!
When I've sorted out the capacitance of the phono board in the 34, I'll install an AT cart with the VNM40ML stylus...
Well the constituent parts certainly did last w/end, bro. : D
Nice stockpile! Is that a Shure on the end? I think my SL-7 still has M92E in it - which I really liked the sound of.Mine is back in my system after a few months resting.
I’ve used an SL-10 (and an SL-7) for a few years now. I initially thought it would be a good stop gap TT whilst my boys were little, but I rather fell in love with them on the journey. I think it’s the most fantastic bit of tech, and it sounds amazing too. I’m sure I’ll be shot down, but I far prefer the sound of my SL-10 to a 1200gr I had here recently.
I’ve tried most of the sanely priced cartridges over the years. I’ll say this quietly, but I found the epc310mc a bit ‘safe’ sounding, so I sold it here, along with an Audio Technica at312ep, to a nice chap from the States. Here’s my little stable of MM/MI TP4 carts.
For me, having listened to A LOT of TP4 carts, the ADC PSX range (also sold as SER series) are the top of the tree. I have the 10,20,30 and 40 styli. The 40 is truly superb, so I’ve stockpiled a few of the 116-DEZ needles so I don’t ever have to be without
Between the warmth and flow of the Thorens and the drive and clarity of the SL10 I really do feel like I have the best of all worlds. I must contact Lindemann to see if it’s possible to repurpose a line in as a second phono in, so I can flick between them easily.
