Linear Tracker ...I was wondering

@mijostn1  You really need to get your facts straight particularly if you are going to debate the ET II arm with ct0517.  Outside of the desigjner, Bruce Thigpen, Chris is probably one of the most knowledgable people on the planet when it comes to the ET.   Chris's experiments with the arm have led to improvements Bruce has actually incorporated into the arm. 
 
@jagjag  If you want to take a swing at a linear tracker, I'd go for a used ET II;  They don't come up real often but I've see a few between $700 and $1000.   Setup can be exacting but once dialed in it pretty much stays put.  Azimuth adjustment is very simple as is VTA.  Bruce still supports the arm so you can get any parts you need to repair or upgrade it. Bruce has great customer support.  He responds promptly to your email inquiries.  

Mijo, my air New Way air bearings and bushings are inaudible at a few inches (63psi). The Trans-Fi at lowest workable pressure (9 mm Hg) is inaudible at 6 inches, but I usually use 20 mm Hg, which is inaudible at 3 feet.

@mijostyn
As entertaining as I find your posts, for me to continue to share direct experience information on this public chat forum thread, with someone replying to my posts based on theories, and no direct experience. (that’d be u) You need to show me a desire to learn and in this case, the ability to think outside the box.

I recommended that you go to the Eminent Technology website, download the ET2 owners manual and breeze through it. That would get you to at least 1st base, and I bet you would learn a lot too. Another option is to go to Florida and see the tonearm in action directly at Bruce’ factory. No, Bruce did not stop making it as you say. He also supplies parts as needed. A tonearm, whose basic design has not changed since the 80’s and is still SOTA. Whats the word again, for audio products that last that long ?

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For the Op and readers of this thread
Here is a short video on the Sonus Blue Gold cartridge I referred to earlier - whose compliance is 50 x 10-6cm/Dyne, and is set at 1.24 gms VTF. Many feel only the stiffest of carts can work on a air bearing linear tracker. They haven’t used an ET 2.

The ET 2.0 HP in room 2 - Aluminum armwand and single leaf spring counterweight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-AqjI2B1uY

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CQdPMuBW1JFN7Npk9

... nor a Trans-Fi T3Pro. I also have a Sonus Blue Gold, works without issues whatsoever, on eccentric records as well.

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works without issues whatsoever, on eccentric records as well.

myself
I would not put my cartridge on a badly made record, for the same reason I would not take my 993 to the Rubicon. The Cartridge is the victim of bad analog setup.

If the music means that much to someone fix the record.

Harold, I was of course referring to full 360 captured air bearings in the previous post.  
Cheers