This is a superb tonearm that requires the very best of cartridges not the cheap one I have installed (CARTRIDGE NOT INCLUDED) The base plate is also not included as it was made specifically for the turntable neither is the turntable These were a few thousand from Alium Audio the Importer I will have my local HIFI shop take it off and give it the seal of approval before shipping it The Tonearm certainly was not cheap, Capable of great results, it is a duo pivot design, I had to have my local HiFi put the arm together and put on the cartridge and align it all properly. I do not have the time and patience to fiddle around with unpivot type designs, this tonearm was designed for Consonance by well tempered labs, who make even fiddlier tonearms of outstanding performance This tonearm is for a pure hifi/ audiophile enthusiast who wants the very best sound possible and keeps there records pristine. Unpivot and Duo Pivot designs are great for playing warped records T88 has a unique combination of bearings. A high precision ball-bearing assembly is used for the horizontal plane of motion. Two single point bearings are incorporated for the vertical mode of motion. So, T88 in the vertical direction with a flexible single point bearing and in the horizontal direction more stable and solid, the adjustment becomes easy. T88Mounting distance arm base214mmTonearm length9Overhang16mmOffset23 degreesCartridge weight 4 -22gMass (without counterweight)105gCounterweight65g The last photo is not my tonearm but a visual representation of the tonearm after being removed from my turntable