The ET-2 normally doesn't sway like that. I have never seen it that severe before. Here is a video I posted before of my table and ET-2:
What your tonearm should look like tracking a record
After watching Uncle George sitting in his chair with his dog in his lap and his eyes rolled up in his head listening to a warped record played back on that silly looking piece of jewelery that happens to be a turntable, I thought I would shoot a video of a decent LP being tracked properly. Now this is shot from a Sony Cybershot 7.2 MP camera so the audio sucks (it's digital afterall). And yes, my table is dusty but the wife can't see it anyway. The battery died shortly after I started and my hands are shakey, the table isn't. I can't find my tripod which would have been cool to use. The music is Coltrane Live at the Village Van Guard
Here is the link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_K-VhQ37Ds
Hi mep,
I just checked the record again, and the spindle hole is a tight fit to the spindle, and is not an off centered problem. As I mentioned, I noticed that a few LPs give this swaying effect and the fact that it plays cleanly and almost perfectly all the time makes me not worry about it. The Lp, btw, is a Direct to Disc Concord LP of Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis in Great Guitars - Straight Track. Yes, you're right, it does not normally sway like that, there are a few records in my rack that makes it do that. But on most records, it does not do that.
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