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Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
@Lewm I am restoring an old Alfa Romeothere is a 1946 Alfa Romeo being restored just a short bike ride from me at the Guild right beside the Holland Marsh landmark. Some of you who are into cars may know the Guild from "Restoration Garage" on the ... 
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Frogman - I think this the 4 th time you have made me spit up coffee on my keyboard. Q: How can one tell that the floor of the stage is level?A: The viola player is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.What happens to the poor guy when the stag... 
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For the tonearm collectorAn ET1btw - interesting tonearms on the table this seller has the ET1 mounted on. For the Music Lover Base ET2 Low PressureRight here at Audiogon. Just remember, if last weeks posts have not made it clear; as with any musi... 
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you´re a man of humourDear Harold, et al I have always believed but the last two years have solidified my belief, that lurking in the belly of every seasoned audiophile is a comedian waiting to bust out. Every seasoned audiophile, if he/she took a... 
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Hi Oilman A few years ago I beheaded my XV1's long cantilever some 15 feet from the turntable when doing some maintenance. When I realized what happened I believe my soul left me for a while. My only hover over my body experience that I can recall... 
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I also have the table mounted on Stillpoint Ultra SS's and one of them is on top of the arm mount. I taped the hole with 1/4 20 and screwed the Ulra into the mount.cool - Tim this is the type of modded setup a picture would be great with, maybe in... 
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Pegasus - I call my baritone sax my personal distillery.Like Frogman and a few others here you certainly have a way with words ! Frogman - Actually, my tractor is a Husqvarna GT48XLSFrogman - you own one really sweet machine! I am a fan of Husq. ... 
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Hi Tim regarding the "wedgie" :^) - A while back I did put one piece of Oak temporarily on the counterweight side to hold up the just installed damping trough. To allow the adhesive to set. One loses functionality of the VTA when you do that. I fo... 
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I remember this vividly, my mother saying to my Uncle Music Teacher while shaking her head. ... "why in the world would you allow him to have an instrument that requires him to empty out his spit on my clean hardwood floors when he plays the instr... 
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Frogman - I discovered the benefits of simply mulching the leaves with my riding mower.Frogman, being the accomplished musician you are, I am having a hard time visualizing you on the back of a John Deere. this is most likely due to my own biases... 
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You're right with the several modes to mis-tune an ET2. It needs a bit of 3D operational understanding and then every screw (inside the brain too) falls into its place.Brilliant, such an abstract thought and very well said. Set up requires very ou... 
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For non-Et2 owners reading, the vertical bolts referenced in the previous post can be seen here click meThey are circled in red. Also - when I do setup on the 2.5 it is always without the wiring. The wiring gets added after. IMO - the only way to ... 
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Hi Frogman - as Pegasus said the leaves are turning, some brilliant colors. It marks the transition soon from summer cottaging up north to some serious music listening coming up to help me get through the winter. Pegasus - From your last post you ... 
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CT0517 - For me it is the audio wonder tweak. It holds, it dampens, it can even clean your stylus....Blue-Tak audiophile tip # 115. Put a very small touch of Blue-Tak on your "audiophile" screwdriver tip. You know the one with the Cocobolo handle ... 
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Hello Pegasus Two posts that imo generate very good thought. I need to first say that ever since this ET2 thread started I get a special feeling in my gut whenever a long term ET2 owner posts in this thread for the first time. Especially when it i...