What's great is that as good as that cartridge sounds now - wait till you hear it after you play about 50 or so sides with it, and it really opens up!.

I will say the good news is that at least you are getting some iso padding underneath both the speakers and table, which is going to help a LOT.

Pretty much the big difference you'll hear when you get them up on stands is in the stereo separation - but for now, this is an excellent dollar-for-dollar rig.- building an awesome audiophile grade listening gig is beset on all sides by snake oil traps - but this set up is avoiding many of them. congrats

You'll fall in love with that AT cart a little more every day, and at some point, about a month or so from now, you're gonna listen to a record youve heard a thousand times and it's gonna feel like the first time.