Thanks for the replies, I feel a bit better about it. And yes Larry, I usually do the same (leave tonearm lift up) but I must have forgotten this one time and of course that’s all it takes is that one time. And Moonglum, that is too bad! I got children as well but they respect my hifi and do not go near it, its me that I have to worry about🙄....lol. I will be replacing this blue point with the Hana El just ordered from music direct anyhow... but the blue point only has maybe 40 hours total on it...I will either sell it or just put it away for some other day. I own the pro-ject the classic sb superpack turntable with carbon fiber/aluminum tonearm and I’m hoping the low output Hana can improve things just a bit. I’ve read nothing but great things concerning the Hana el....I’ll be using a musical fidelity lx lps with loading plugs, possibly try the 500 ohm plug to start out as the hana requires 400 ohms or greater. The musical fidelity phono Preamp is pretty unique in that it came with 5 loading plugs. I only paid $250 (retail $299) for it. The lx2 lps, essentially the same preamp, got 5 stars in what hifi. I’m currently using a Graham slee amp2 se, but I find it lacking on some records.
Ugh....dropped the stylus on the platter
I was adjusting my turntable level which somehow was slightly out of level and the cue lever was down and arm resting on arm rest. The arm rest has a small magnet that is supposed to keep it there, as there is no locking mechanism. Any how somehow the tonearm fell off the rest and bounced across the non moving platter and leather mat coming to rest near spindle. This is a moving coil sumiko blue point no 2. So, I took a look and listen and it seems ok to me, but being anal about my audio and system I cant but help stressing over it and thinking I damaged something....in 30 plus years this is the first time I’ve done this...lesson learned I guess, as next time I will ty wrap the darn arm to the rest when making adjustments.
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