Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Remember this turntable link I posted a little while back. Nakamichi ET 2.5 Well its up for sale :^) Just having my morning coffee and I came across it. No affiliation with this at all. Just thought it was kinda cool to come cross it. |
Last one I saw sold for US$2500 on Ebay only a few months ago, cant remember what arm it had on it. So the thing is worth about $5-6k, plus some premium for condition. Based on the sellers perception of value maybe I should offer him my Final Audio for $20k plus the Nakamichi. I think the CT would be better. |
412 versus 420 on a ET 2.0 HP with a triple leaf spring. Initial impressions. The numbers from the printed manual. 412 /// 420 20 – 35khz /// 20 -45khz - Freq response 30 db at 1 khz /// 33db at 1khz Channel Separation 27db at 10khz /// 29db at 10khz 3.5 mv at 1 khz /// 3.2mV at 1khz Output voltage STR /// Perfect STR Stylus 24 x 10(-6) /// 42 x 10(-6) Compliance 1.3 – 2.1g /// 1.0 – 2.0 Tracking Force Compared to the Grey 420 the stoplight 412 looks like a model plane fighter engine/machine gun that is actually firing. Guaranteed to attract a little toddler if nearby for those with little kids around. Again sounds pretty ridiculous for the price. How much do you guys think these things actually cost to make anyway? I am curious. IMO - Its lacking that natural gusto aggressiveness and extension that its bigger brother the 420 has, that is also present on master tape dubs. Much more polite sounding especially in the very low bass – much like the Empire 4000 DIII. Hardly any hours but it has too much happening (emphasis) in the midrange and upper bass for me to get comfortable with it on my modded Quad 57’s. Too much of good thing ? Very early but I am pulling up anchor and will try it somewhere else later. A question for the cartridge experts. I would appreciate your expertise here. What is the difference between STR and Perfect STR. Specifically - How much bearing does this STR vs Perfect STR have on precise alignment and geometry of a tonearm ? I am curious. My understanding is that the 420 has a very small footprint. Does that mean it requires more precision in alignment. I say this from my personal experience in trying to get it right on a couple of pivot arms previous to the ET2. |
Hello Chris, not an expert, but 33audio has an Acutex 3xx chart showing the actual size of each cartridge of the 3xx chart. This chart probably means nothing compared to the 4xx, but its all we have, and from there we only have speculation. The Acutex 415 seems on the literature to only have compliance difference's, but sounds nothing like the Acutex 420 according to Professor Timeltel, and he has never steered me wrong. Your take on the Acutex 412 is like mine except the bass is strong like the 420. It has trouble with cymbals on my system. Mostly white noise. I never heard cymbal problems in music before, but someone mentioned it a while back and it has ruined a lot of good music for me, so maybe it is ok for others on there systems. |
