Yes!!!
Congrats man, looks superb!! I would say if it's tracking nicely and sounds good, everything you've done is great. What a price!! Trade a couple of books and throw in some pocket change.
The pics are fantastic. Would you say that this cart is satisfying your needs? Sounds like it is, and you've barely broke it in. Glad you took the plunge Eno, you deserve to be listening to the best my man.
Next step would be a nice external pre amp. I was close to selling my
Creek, but have changed my mind. I'm using it in my computer system as a means to rip LPs, but also for listening occasionally. It helps to create astonishingly brilliant rips. When I think of all the joy it would bring you, I come close to doing it. The Creek OBH-18 was selling at Music Direct for $200!!! Seems they sold out (of course!). However Audio Advisor has them for only $250, an excellent price when you consider Needle Dr. still has them at $325.
When you pit the OBH18 against the cambridge 640P for instance, the price/performance of the Creek is undeniable. At 250, it's only $50 more than the Cambridge.
Here's a thought. My EICO HF85 is being modded. When it comes back, I am almost certain that it will dethrone my Bozak. Rather than have my Bozak sit in a closet, I will use it in place of my Creek, and sell the Creek to you. Sound good? This is all pending that I am happy with the EICO sitting in the main system.
Of course, I will give you a friend price. How does $100 USD sound? It's absolutely mint condition. It has the standard DC wall wart (which is super quiet), but Creek sell an
upgraded power supply if you so choose. Of course, I could teach you how to run it off of a couple 12V batteries instead.
Anyhow, that cart needs something special to process it's signal. We'll talk. I expect the HF85 back in a couple of weeks.