Only flaw I see is that the arm and the platter need to be tied together... otherwise if the platter is bumped, it will do terrible things to the arm, stylus and possibly record not to mention mess up VTA and VTF. It's definitely not a hifi TT but a very cool conversation piece. Great for $1-2 records and judging by the fact the absolute cheapest Ortofon cart comes with it... well you get it