Tonearm ...... Acos Lustre GST-801 ..... Yea/Nay

chakster

LOL, famous last words is right.

But after this big step up, I will coast happily for quite a while. Unless what I bought is defective, hopefully not.

I have to fix my friends TT. He has an awesome system. We listened to a new sealed vintage WAR album here, he loved it so much I sent it home with him. He was not happy with it there. He has a Technics 1200 I gave him years ago when I was using my Thorens/SME. He changed the cartridge to a Grado, set up by someone else, I think they did it wrong.

My new alignment disc, new acrylic block with 2mm grid, new digital tracking force guage, his microscope, level, my lifetime supply of screws, washers, shims, brushes ...

And I can bring my headshells to compare to his Grado after I align it for general comparison.

I am in love with the speed of the new digital force gauge, the old Shure see-saw one takes a long time.

uberwaltz

I try to chase less rabbits than many here do!!!

Probably because of this rabbit tale.

Age 16, travelling across USA with my friend, his relatives in New Mexico took us out to the desert to hunt Jack Rabbits.

I had low cut hiking shoes, and wore shorts, it was very hot. I noticed they had long pants on?

They gave me a long barreled pistol, I was a darn good shot, out of the truck we got. Walk slowly into the desert, dodging cactus.

Bingo, I spot a Jack Rabbit and start to give chase. Everybody starts yelling, NOOO, stop, don't chase him, don't go in there.

Oh no, I'm not losing to a rabbit, he dodges, I leap, .... he gets away.

I come back to the truck, they are all laughing, more than I thought they should, after all I never saw that kind of rabbit before, I'll figure out how they move and get one for sure.

I look down, my legs are bleeding, covered with Jumping Cactus, front, sides, rear, oh behind the knee was the worst. Turns out, you just disturb the ground where these spring loaded devils are lying, up they leap onto you. Then, the more you move, the deeper the barbs get in, especially the ones behind your knees. It was hours cutting and puling the barbs out of me.

'Tiptoe Thru the Tulips' and Jumping Cactus!

We listened to a new sealed vintage WAR album here

maybe...Galaxy?

best-groove

Nope, I bought a sealed one this original pressing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Is_a_Ghetto

some very nice harmonies on it as well as their famous song.

stopped in tiny place on the way home, $4.99

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Is_a_Ghetto

good!