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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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richardkrebs
422 posts
 
Hi, I hope that you all had a great Easter break with Family and Friends.

Chris. I don't have any first hand experience with arm pods. They tend to go against the grain so to speak, in the quest for absolute dimensional stability between platter and arm. That said it seems that there are many admirers of this approach and, other than to quote others, it would not be prudent for me to comment on the sound of something I have not personally heard.

Re arm wiring and earthing.
For anyone looking to earth the aluminium wand. Anodised al is an insulator so you would need to scratch thru this to bare metal. Something I would be reluctant to do.

Earthing the air stream should be done as close as possible to the arm. I have a pressure gauge close by and have grounded the metal part of this that protrudes into the air line. Simply cutting the hose and rejoining with an appropriately sized metal tube would do. Solder an earth wire to this. You can expect a quieter backdround and a good jump in transients.

I have been waiting for someone to run the arm wiring completely outside the wand and spindle. The results would be interesting, assuming that there are no RF issues.
Wouldn't look to pretty however.
frogman
7,452 posts
 
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.
richardkrebs
422 posts
 
Frogman.
Excellent! You have inspired me to do this with mine.
Thanks for the feedback.
ketchup
699 posts
 
Richard,

My tonearm wiring also runs outside of the wand. There is a photo of it in my system page.
frogman
7,452 posts
 
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
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