Seems a much more serious affliction when you hyphenate it like that, Keith.
I do agree up to a point, however, the TT2 is certainly capable of quite a bit more than the LV-V can muster. It almost seems a shame not to try a better arm on, especially so, after so many years of standing pat.
One thing that did occur to me the other day, though, is that the 440MLb might be made to be a bit less 'exuberant' on the Basik. Specifically, I noticed some sort of Naim box on the next shelf down in the photo of Paul's deck, and this begs the question as to whether or not he is using a Naim MM input. As much as I love my wee NAITs, the company has stuck with 475pF MM input loading since the year dot. Added together with the tonearm cable capacitance, this doesn't bode well for cartridges that like to 'see' 100 - 200pF total. The electrical resonance peak will be well down into the auditory range of even us old timers; specifically, with 490mH coil inductance, the peak will be centred on 9.3kHz, and rising sharply after a dip well before that!
What say ye about your phono input,
@Paul McDonough?