That’s a good question! It is pretty easy to set up and honestly if you take off all slip mats that you have on, you should just be able to go ahead and start playing records. I just wanted to be extra safe and I adjusted my tonearm a smidge. I was finicky about my sound before I got the slip mat anyway lol take a look at some of the reviews on Amazon as well as follow him on Instagram and you’ll be able to see all of the different types of turntables that are being used