Sidssp,
Excellent set up. You are so right about the motor on the Aries . The 300 RPM upgrade is a must IMO. I was going to upgrade my original Aries all the way to the 2...but I made a deal with my Dad and he got the table, so I went with a new Aries 2 and absolutely love it. I have the Fuji Silver and love that as well.
I assume your Airy 2S is broken in by now...what VTF are you using now? In my case I settled on 2.05g with superb results!--Ken