That’s a great cartridge and could be upgraded to 2m black at a later date with a replacement stylus. I believe the bronze and black share the same body as do the red and blue.
Generally speaking, what do you think is better for vinyl wear MM or MC carts ? Many years ago on my Sondek i always had MC s like Asaka, Troika and Arkiv. Now i have P3 + Exact. i’m planning to return with a medium spec LP12 with MM, right into Nait50, or Stageline into 200
Makes no difference if properly set stylus pressure and antiskate.
MM have higher mass body because the generator coils are in there.
MC lower mass usually as no big generator coils inside.
People will argue because the generators in the MM might make more noise and internally modulate but it wouldn’t stop me going MM if I wanted to.
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Thank you!
The ML is a more advanced stylus shape and a better tracker, it will last longer too and it costs a lot less than the SLC. If you check online you’ll consistently hear from from both reviewers and forum dwellers (people who have actually tested both without a conflict of interest) that the ML is the way to go. I wouldn’t wait for TrigB either, RigB is good enough and it’s adjustable, the three point mount assumes that everything is perfectly aligned, like if tolerances in manufacturing didn’t exist.
Quick comment as I’m on holiday. It’s a very nice solid metal body upgrade costing about £200 for existing AT 500 and 700 series MM cartridges. I auditioned on an ARO using the styli from the 540 and 760 before sending it up to the guys at Loud and Clear for their evaluation. - They loved it too.
Worth waiting for? IMHO yes. Can’t say more due to moderation rules
KR
Peter
Ha ha same here. I have a different plinth and Kandid, otherwise only lid is from my 1987 original LP12. Wife kind of noticed some changes 
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I think that all that is left on the LP12 that I bought from Howard Popeck, of Subjective Audio on Camden High Street, are the hinges for the lid. And they don’t work very well - the lid can only be either fully open or closed.
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Three if off the deck entirely, lol.
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I thought that it was said to be best not to have the lid fully open, as this promotes microphony - which may or may not be true.
I can’t play LPs with the lid down, as the finger-lift on the ARO headshell fouls against the lid. I’m hoping that Peter Swain can fix this, when he visits with a brand new LP12 for my NAIT50-based second system.
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That would be position 2 for me.
Closed or Off, that’s it…
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Yes, he will bend the finger lift. Simple.
I’m sure that it’s easy, but I don’t dare do it myself!
(I’m sure that I read somewhere that the armlift can be bent to affect the bias exerted on the cartridge. Or have I imagined this?)
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He will set it up correctly once the finger lift has been bent. Yes, let him do it.
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I love fixes like this. It’s like fixing a car, anyone can do it in theory, but only a pro is likely to do it without breaking something 
About a year ago I noticed the arm lifting lever on my Ekos SE was loose - the screw thread it fits into had come loose.
I knew that all it probably needed was some Loctite threadlocker applying to the thread but there was no way I wanted to do that. Freephone Peter Swain……he fixed it in a jiffy and all good. I always think even the small jobs that seem “easy” are worth entrusting to a professional. The chances of me creating an unforeseen problem would have been high.
PS…… I’ve heard it said that the arm lifting lever on the Ekos is actually a Rega part!... Is that correct?
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It does look like a Rega one yes, certainly the finger grip.
Many devices use this generic knob Ooer. 
What a shame that the arm is too long for the plinth. And you could never put a lid on that LP12 either.