From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > OK thanks Mike, Tom, Randy. > Why would the straight arm be skip proof? joe salerno It helps in the back-cueing that DJs do. The force is pushing straight back on the arm, and is less likely to jump grooves during back cueing than an S-shaped arm. Unless you back-cue, you are better off with the S-shaped arm. Mike Biel [log in to unmask]