i forgot to say in my previous post that i equate "purists" to "conservatives".
tradition is king and it cannot change in the face of "adversity".
about the TLC, that tonearm i had was very good, but it wasn't optimally working in conjunction with the Shure V15, i had to drill many 2 mm. holes in the body of the cartridge holder in order to get the best of the Shure/arm combination.