Wasn’t really a tweek of the whole set up which was both excellent and informative. 
The cart hadn’t been played since mid December so after a good few hours on the Friday with @sjs I warmed it up again on the Saturday with a couple of sides then played a few albums and adjusted the VTA to see if it had any preference.
I think it improved, but then again, I am not entirely sure I didn’t end up back where it had started:exploding_head:!
The beauty and the downfall of the Triplanar, everything is so easily adjustable the temptation to fiddle is great.
Managed to leave it alone since😁.
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Thanks for the suggestions, I will give them a call. Terry @ ANalogue Seduction said they no longer offer a calibration service despite promoting it on their site. Definitive Audio and Acton Gate in Wrexham are good shouts 
The arm is a Kuzma 4Point 12", I am not sure if there are any other versions. This is the deck:
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Its a great arm, I have heard it on Kuzma Stabi R and XL tables and Grand Prix Audio decks at Definitive and it is more than capable
There are several Kuzma arms called 4Point as that refers to the bearing design
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Beautiful. I really want to try a 4point and see what the improvements are over my Stogi Ref 313VTA which tbh I’m more than happy with
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I see there are now three versions of the 4Point. I think mine is the 12" EL version which just seems to be called 4Point, with the other versions having 9" &14" EL. Kuzma has revised the bearing cups, which would seem worthwhile over the steel cups on my arm. I will have to look if the cups can be removed from the base.
The 4Point is a fantastic arm, I remember upgrading a mid-level Jelco arm and being staggered at the difference at the time. I also had an Airline for a while but got sick of the fuss and went back to 4Point when I bought the Brinkmann.
I fancy trying a 4Point 9 on my Voyd, the 12 with the VTA tower is great, but I have heard small changes of the vta make a big change on that arm
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Fucks sake. I went to play a record for the first time in months to check that my memory of average sound was correct. I was surprised to see that the platter was rotating slowly, a few rpm or so, and that the turntable speed controller was dead. I cycled the power and the platter stopped and the controller came back to life. For a few minutes after all worked normally before the lights on the controller went out again and the platter resumed its slow rotation. I cycled the power several more times with the same fault each time after just a few minutes.
Something is obviously fucked in the power supply or controller and being that it’s microprocessor-controlled, it is probably a job for Brinkmann in Germany. I am not sure I can be bothered with the faff any longer. The POS is about six years old and has spent four of those in a box, six months sounding good and the last 18 sounding like shit.
Perhaps I should simplify, bin the Brinkmann, and get a Crosley Cruiser. I have had my fair share of failures over the years - good audio is too finicky.
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Maybe a change of turntable is in order without any expectation of it producing the very best sound. Just relax and accept it will play records and don’t worry about the sound.
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I tried to play a record and when I lifted the tone arm I got a dreadful noise from the speakers. It’s the same when I touched the SUT. I have checked all the connections and earths but it’s still there. What’s happening?
Check the earth wires.
I have an earth wire from the Turntable to the SUT and from the mm phono stage to the preamp.
Maybe clean the contacts.
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If your earths are ok, it may be that your arm needs to be rewired.
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You could be right. I tried to fit a new tonearm cable and it got stuck because it was to big and I had a hard time getting it out.
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There’s Adventures in Hi-Fi in Chester as well.
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It would seem that Symmetry Systems are the UK dealer (or perhaps distributor) of Brinkmann. Has anyone dealt with them? They are based in St Albans so when I have reason to be that far south I might drop the POS off for repair. Perhaps they will do a proper setup for me too.
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Yes, I know Nigel. Top guy. I am sure he will sort things out for you.
He has been around, in this business a long time, a very nice man, as well.
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That’s encouraging to hear, thanks Cat. I will contact them on Monday and see what they reckon. It is such a distinct set of fault symptoms I hope they have come across it before.