Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

I used to know a guy that had owned his ET2 for over 15 years. During this time he had 2 wives. During the marital turnovers he managed to keep his ET2, but did give up some other prized gear. IMO – if this ET2 tonearm had lots of shiny metals on it that looked like gold and silver, he may not have been so lucky to hang onto his ET2 this long. It’s a sleeper.

Its already been said here that the ET2 has stood up to the hardest test of all – time. Anyone can buy a 20 year old ET2 tonearm on the used market and make it work. Even if replacement parts are needed they are available at reasonable cost.

Chris, Yes, humour is only as good as it relates to us intimately. The best audio products are those that require and respond to our attention.

And now... for those 6 copies of The Who " Who's Next". lol!

I want to say one other thing related to the discussion I kind of created recently. Music. This is what it's all about. Whether you're in it for the mechanics or the feeling...... that's what we all have to decide.

If I was asked, what I could do without, my electronics(system) or my lps, that's easy............ take my electronics, PLEASE!

My heart @ soul is in the music , $@^$## the electronics!!!

By the way, did you hear about the guy who went record shopping @..................

Slaw - My heart @ soul is in the music , $@^$## the electronics.

I agree - I want to share something I came across today.

Check out what the lead track is.

Groove Into Bits Vol. 1 - Tracklist:

1. Steady on - Shawn Colvin
2. Last days at the lodge - Amos Lee
3. Saltarello - Dead Can Dance
4. Golden Brown - The Strangles
5. Come to the river - Hans Theesink & Terry Evans
6. Blues Walk - Lou Donaldson
7. So Strong - Labi Siffre (demotrack)
8. Il Blues - Sam Lightnin Hopkins
9. House of the rising sun - Cynder Peters
10. Come Di - Paolo Conte
11. Kirya - Ofra Haza
12. Homeless - Paul Simon
13. Wade in the water - Eva Cassidy
14. Money Money - The King Singers

My favourite songs on side one of Shawn Colvin are actually shotgun down the avalanche and stranded.
Super LP thanks for the recommendation

Whether you're in it for the mechanics or the feeling...... that's what we all have to decide.

FWIW - I have a room I play with the gear in; it is a form of therapy for me so it really is beneficial, and l learn a lot in there. This doesn’t have to be a big or elaborate room.
I have the other room that rarely changes. LPs’s all over the place from previous listening sessions, along with some tape. I really enjoy music in there to get my fix and learn a lot about the music itself in there. If something happens in the first room that I think might be good to introduce into the second room. I go for it.

Well, per Bruce T's recommendation, I installed one of my two original (lower mass) aluminum arm wands in place of the magnesium wand (lighter version) that I have been using since purchasing it about twenty (!) years ago. I had been meaning to try the original wand again since returning to MM cartridges about two years ago, but because of the somewhat difficult arrangement that I have of a continuous run of tonearm wire from cartridge clips to preamplifier, I had not gotten around to it. Also keep in mind that I had wrapped the magnesium wand with cloth tape for extra damping, but also adding extra mass.

These are very preliminary observations/reactions, but I must say that I am surprised at the magnitude of change in the sound; with the Acutex 420. It is far from being a slam-dunk in favor of the aluminum wand; in spite of BT's assertion that the aluminum wand would work better with the high-compliance Acutex. The reduction in bass weight with the aluminum wand is striking, with an apparent increase in clarity that I am not yet convinced is not simply a psychoacoustic effect due to the reduction in bass weight and overall fullness. Somewhat paradoxically, the overall sound is leaner while seeming to have less grain in the highs. I need to spend more time with this wand to really understand what is going on, but after only a few sides it has become even more clear that this cartridge, aside from the already and often discussed sensitivity to VTA, VTF, azimuth, etc., may also be unusually sensitive to arm (headshell?) mass in unexpected ways; which may explain, at least in part, the different reactions to this cartridge.

More to follow.