DM, thanks for the info. I was shopping for an inexpensive cart for my father's TT and thought the Ortofon 2M red would be good (moving up from an inexpensive Grado that is all but worn out), but he's a classical music guy and now I'm a little apprehensive. What are your thoughts there?

Also, we're using the Pro-Ject PhonoBox, which I've always suspected of being somewhat of an under-performer. The Bellari crossed my mind, but my father's not the most attentive anymore and might forget that tubes can get rather hot. Any thoughts there?

Thanks.