Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners



Where are you? What mods have you done ?

I have been using these ET2's for over 9 years now.
I am still figuring them out and learning from them. They can be modified in so many ways. Bruce Thigpen laid down the GENIUS behind this tonearm over 20 years ago. Some of you have owned them for over 20 years !

Tell us your secrets.

New owners – what questions do you have ?

We may even be able to coax Bruce to post here. :^)

There are so many modifications that can be done.

Dressing of the wire with this arm is critical to get optimum sonics along with proper counterweight setup.

Let me start it off.

Please tell us what you have found to be the best wire for the ET-2 tonearm ? One that is pliable/doesn’t crink or curl. Whats the best way of dressing it so it doesn’t impact the arm. Through the spindle - Over the manifold - Below manifold ? What have you come up with ?
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Richard, that exactly what I have done. I run AudioNote wire from cartridge clips, underneath the arm wand (secured at two points along the span), then forming a loop from the back of the arm wand to the pillar, all the way to my phono pre, where it is hardwired to the circuit board. Not particularly unatractive and works very well.
Frogman.
Excellent! You have inspired me to do this with mine.
Thanks for the feedback.
Richard,

My tonearm wiring also runs outside of the wand. There is a photo of it in my system page.
Courtesy of Chris, here is a composite pic of my ET showing the wiring arrangement. The current arrangement is the same, except that I am now using the original/lighter aluminum arm wand instead of the magnesium with wrap shown in the pic. Also, the damping trough is now disengaged, and I have added a fridge magnet for damping.

http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/i/f/1364852043.jpg
Ketchup and Frogman.

Thanks for the pics.
Can either of you describe the changes with the wire outside. I would expect a more lively, detailed, precise presentation.

Seeing the manifold like that reminded me of the shim/grub screw set up. Has any one made any progress on this?