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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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manitunc
795 posts
 
does anyone know if there is a downloadable mounting template for the ET@. I have two of them, an I want to mount it on my custom Lenco, but I'd prefer not to start dirlling unless I know for sure what I am doing. I have dowloaded the manual, but it really doesnt give enough accurate info on mounting, mostly because you can buy a metal template.
anyone have any info?
richardkrebs
422 posts
 
Chris.

Good to read your findings on the gooseneck. They parallel what I heard when making the change here. You can expect more of the same when we find a way to bypass the o'rings in the manifold, along with a satisfying jump in dynamic contrast and low level detail.
john47
50 posts
 
Dover wrote:

"This is nonsense Richard. Your comments that the air bearing is rigid defies physics. Have you heard of compressed air. You can get 2300l of air into a dive bottle with an internal volume of 11 litres. Try that with metal.

Why not try to compress 1 litre of metal into a 50ml can at audio frequencies. According to your thinking this is possible.

Do you get any of this?"

The writer should get this, from Franc Kuzma:

'At hi-fi shows, we routinely ask people to pull or twist the Air Line tonearm on a Stabi Reference turntable. The whole suspended mass of 24kg (52.8 lbs) moves back and forth for 1/4!9 while the air bearing maintains zero friction! Most people are shocked.'
dover
2,278 posts
 
Manitunc,
I use the original metal set up jig, but it is very easy to draw up a template on cardboard, measurements are here -
http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=4300.0
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ct0517 OP
2,041 posts
 
Hi Manitunc
You can also find the measurements for VPI and SOTA templates in the online ET2 manual - Part two on pages 62 and 63 at the back. Drilling even the one small hole that the ET2 needs, in a nice plinth ranks up there as probably one of the most stressful things I have done in this hobby. If using removable armboards ? I usually make a test one out of some material to practice with. Welcome to the thread.
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