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While I definitely fall into the "overkill as a design philosophy" category, I can't see a reason for the sealed headphone stand, unless of coarse it's going to double as a cigar humidor. And that might sell actually.

Yes, a great point. Not saying you did, but so many people try to save money by skipping primer, when it costs them more in paint. Of coarse if you're painting over off white walls with another neutral color it's not necessary. Also get your primer tinted the same color as the paint. It won't be as dark as the paint, but it helps a great deal and doesn't cost any more.

I think a plexi cover would be cool, but honestly would the rubber seal and latch be overkill? We're just trying to keep dust out, not micro organisms, or am I missing something?

Sounds like a good excuse to buy new tools to me. There's always a Silver lining!

I really like YourMusic.com All single CDs are $6.99 w/free shipping. Double albums are twice that and so on. You only need to commit to buy at least one CD per month.

Happy Birthday!

Just want to say that even with the bad rap on the parts in some of the VD cables, the VD Power Three that they gave away on a limited run is not a bad cable at all. I don't really care if it is stuffed with peanut M&Ms, as long as it sounds good. Would I pay $300.00 for it...no! But it's on par with some of my other decent aftermarket power cables. My favorite is a Grand Enigma cable that I bought from a HFer at a reasonable price. I don't like to pay more than $50.00 for a power cable, and I don't think it's necessary either. Warrior05 built me several of them at less than $40.00 ea. (almost entirely parts cost), and they sound every bit as good as the VD. That being said the VD and all of my other power cables do sound noticeably better than your average stock cable.

Ah sweet Jack, it fits inside the dust cover just as we hoped it would. On this one I decided to mortise the pillar into the base. The mortise is slightly smaller than the pillar, and the pillar was slightly eased to a tenon just to the exact hight of the base. The base also carries over that same counter arch from the top. It's hard to see in these pics, but it runs the width of the base just to add a little more interest. I also decided to use stainless steel Torx head screws on the back to hold the pillar to the base mortise, and to hold the hanger at the top of the pillar. My thought was that this would make it easy for Jack to take it apart and wrap each piece individually for easier packing, should he want to pack it for meets or future moves. Of coarse the screws are countersunk and actually add a bit of flair IMO. The Omegas really are worthy of an important stand, and they look great on there Jack!

That may prove tough, as I'm usually the first to draw attention to my freaky sexual practices and immoral behavior.

OK I'm now feeding the phono stage into my Consonance integrated, and on to my Omega Grande Six/UFW10 subs combo. This TT officially kicks ass! Man it's been quite some time since I've spun vinyl, and I'm definitely hooked again. Also I had been using the TEC TC760LC, but I just switched to the Hagerman Bugle. The TEC is a nice unit, especially considering he price, but the Bugle rips it to shreds. Thanks Nate!

From what I've read Jim, the IVY is a pretty nice solution.

Hey sweet! Thanks again! I had entered G2 instead of G-2.

Bummer, that would've been sweet.

Thanks 909. The data base doesn't find anything for the G2, but I did confirm 1.5 grams from a good friend. I've gone through the manual and tweaked everything...balance, tracking force, anti skate, speed and even adjusted the three spring loaded legs as described in the manual. I'm playing an NOS pressing of The Honey Drippers, featuring Robert Plant, and it sounds fantastic! The adjustments made all the difference in the world. This is actually a pretty decent cartridge. The table is quite nice indeed. I have plans on building my dream table, but this table and the Mitsubishi will suffice quite nicely until that project takes shape.

So what little info I can find suggests starting at 1.5 grams. That's where the table was set, and I see that it doesn't easily slip from that adjustment, so that's where I'm going to start. I'm getting music, but it's a bit sibilant, and too hot on the top end. I'll refer to the manual and tweak from here.

Yes it's identical to that one. I did just find out it is indeed called the G2, but I can't find any specs for it. I'd like to set the weight for the cartridge, and check tracking force etc... I sent an email to Grado Labs, maybe they'll get back to me before too long.

Will do. Right now I'm trying to determine what cartridge it came with, so I can set the tracking force and so on. It's a Brown colored plastic cased Grado cartridge, and it has "G2" and "Grado" in raised gold letters on the front. Anyone know what cartridge this is?

So my Yamaha PF-800 turntable showed up today. It is indeed in near mint condition. The best example I've yet seen. I've only just unpacked it and put it together, so no sonic impressions yet. I do think I'll leave this one stock, as I rather like the Black "Lord Vader" look. More to follow on this TT.

I see no sign of it there now, but I also saw it on HF this morning.

Hu-Dat restaurant. It's fantastic Vietnamese and Chinese food. My favorite dish is the Bun Chi Gio. It's owned by Dat Nugen's (Dallas Cowboys) parents.

Congratulations to you both, and many happy years to follow!

Yes you're right. I've taken a few of the males in for neutering, but it's about $100.00 per female cat where I live to have them spayed. There are some areas that perform this service for strays at a much discounted price, but none in my area. I've talked to the local vet, but she won't budge. For some reason this little island has a huge population of feral cats. Most businesses put out food for them, and they're kind of adopted by the residents. I've been pretty successful at finding homes for the kittens so far, but I'm going to have to start getting the females spayed.

So being an old softy, I've been feeding strays for several years now. They all (about 10) take up residence inside my fence, and sleep in various places. Well last night we had a bad storm coming and I worried they'd get drenched, so I opened my garage door about 10", so they could wander in and stay dry. This morning I peeked in and got a bit of a surprise. I new that the Momma (Black cat) had a litter, but I hadn't seen them and certainly didn't expect her to move them in. The gorgeous Siamese (Fluffy) is from a previous litter by the Black cats Mother. She's got this fantastic coat of very soft fur, a tail like a squirrel and she's just a sweetheart. I'd love to find her a permanent home. There are four kittens, two dark Grey and two Black. Oddly they're not the least bit shy or afraid of me. I've carried and cuddled them all morning, and they just eat it up. I don't think Momma cat (Fanny) has any intentions of moving them back outside, so I'll park in the driveway for a while.

We're all for sale, it's only a matter of agreeing upon the right price. Me, I'm a cheap whore, I can be had for what's in your couch cushions. As for the VTI racks, I've seen them, and they seem nice and stable. I'd like to see thicker shelves, but for the price they're a pretty good bargain IMO. My dream racks are Steve Blinn designs, but I need to knock over a bank first.