Bub,
Great to see you have the new deck up and running and , so far, seem happy with it.
I totally agree with you comments earlier, regarding what the SME can and can't do with regard rock vs classical. I would say when I went from LP12 to Orbe classical was one area that the Orbe left the LP12 flailing a little.
Sit back and get that bearing and arm cable burnt in and enjoy your records.