Oh I will let you know for sure. I'm not a complete newbie; I've had a few decent tables in my time- a SOTA Comet, which somehow wound up with a friend, and my latest prior to this, the VPI Classic. I sold the Classic because of the unipivot arm- I never felt comfortable with all the wobbling. Each time I used it, it felt like a lab experiment, and it always seemed so delicate. Playing records was no fun. I felt like I should have a lab coat on and some beakers around me... Not to mention the cost.
I'm really looking forward to this. I read that my Luxman integrated has a pretty decent phono stage.
I'll keep you posted.