@mijostyn , good & kind Sir....(*g* ...yes, a 'measured suk-up'.... :) ...) As many have found, to their perhaps unintended education re dogs....
Pick the breed carefully; esp. if 'tail>dog' is encountered - v - 'dog>tail'....
Long away & far ago: 1st Real TT = The AR, hold the X...likely a Shure cart of the time....one learned 'Jerry be nimble' (and not drunk or high).
Beyond the Redwood Curtain....Eureka! (literally), the only small hi-fi shop had a Rabco ST-4 on clearance in sealed box for 75$.
When it worked well, it was marvelous....despite itself. Arm on a rotating shaft, 3 wheels (main+2 small offset fore & aft of main), keep shaft & wheels Pristine. Daily. Easy-ish to do, pick arm off shaft, 're-cue' position
....and Gently push Cue....since it was on the 'plinth/base plate' of the entire device, sprung within the wood exterior base. Push too soft, no rsvp. Push just 'that much, too much' the entire TT would oscillate diagonally.....while the arm descended...
Got good at 'manual damping, stat'
Still have it. Needs belts, but don't we all.... 😏
I think a version of it was 'adopted' by H-K for their run at linear TTs'.
Stopped self from e-Bay'ng one....
@billstevenson ....further and furtive adventures with My Life with the
SL-8, no E...know well, Noel. ;) Still have, still intent on 'getting even' with it.
Yes, I know there's some really nice 'tanges' available....like Sirens on the rocks, they beckon to this sailor.....who still has some reluctance of spending the $ on an audio-vice approaching that of an entry-level car.
If you can, it's your $s' and I'm not opposed. just share with us the nit-gritty-pic about it. *S*👍
@tomic601 ....Yes, like baby birds, too early out of the nest...
"Seee, how they Falllllll...." *L*
