I ordered this after careful consideration. When I opened the box I did get a bit of a fright , as it had a lot of parts. However, after a coffee and reading the manual, all was good. It goes together very well.
Asthetically , it looks great! And the lid will hold in place where ever you want it to (important if unit is going into a shelving unit)
I have a Marantz pre amp, so turned off its own preamp. Sound is great, however I will get a better stylus. I knew I would have to do this before the purchase, so no big deal. I’m getting the Audio-Technica AT-VM95E, but unfortunately Thomann don’t sell it.
I would highly recommend this product, it does exactly what it’s supposed to do and is simple to work.
As usual Thomann service was top class.