Congratulations Christian. I like the counters for each cartridge. At least if you ever sell one the buyer will know how much it has been played. You have not written much lately about the new turntable. Have you compared it to the AF1 or even played the latter since you got the AS2000? Now that you have lived with it for a while, how would you describe its sound?
My AF1 has no tonearm at the moment as my Elite is in for repair to replace the internal wire harness I broke by accident spinning my DIN connector before loosening the lock screw. Bob Graham is right on the case.
I love the AS. It is an amazing TT. I will keep the AF1 as variety is the spice of life. I have one more 3012R series 1 on the way for the rear 12" slot on the AF1. That way I can interchange carts between both tables w/o much effort. The AS has closed the gap between tape even more. I really don't think about it's sound. It's all about the music. It doesn't seem to add nor take anything away from the sound/performance as I imagine it compared to a tape version for example that I may have. The SME 3012R's are a match made in heaven. I dig bayonet mount head shells.