Congrats! My dealer has had each of the current Clearaudio lineup in succession, now up to the Innovation Compact (which I'm completely smitten by, sonically and aesthetically). Each table has an extremely impressive build, and I like each of them at their respective price points.
The Performance is lovely table, worth the scratch over the Concept. it's just that for whatever reason, the Clarify arm it came with was ridiculously sensitive to footfalls in that room. No doubt the VTI rack (even loaded with lead shot) was subpar and partially to blame, but no other table/arm combo would skip a groove when you put your foot down across the room. The Ovation with its Clarify arm didn't do that, so hopefully it was specific to that 1 unit and/or setup.
I like the Magnify arm a whole lot, since its hybrid bearing seems to hold the armtube firmly enough in place to resolve the oscillation effect of the pure magnetic arms -- a better combination of near-0 friction and good rigidity.
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