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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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Frogman & Ct0517: I feel the need to admit the fact I was wrong. Early on in this thread, there was a discussion regarding the sonics of "The Nightfly" lp. I've been modifying my wall panels and decided to replay this lp. My verdict is while it's obviously a digital recording, I can now listen to it and enjoy! Ahhh! CT0517, you were right, it was my room.
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Ct0517: (While you all are on compressors),I finally took my Jun-Air to be repaired. I am excited about it's return and my thought to add the ability to expand it's capacity by way of an extra air tank. By the way, it's a 6-25 not a 16-25 as I mistakenly wrote earlier.
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Richardkrebs: My "low cost" way to smooth out air pulses to null and at the same time trap any and all moisture has seemingly been lost in this thread. For around $100 one can have it all in a small package, low maintainence, HIGH performance in an "all-in-one" product. The Motorguard filter... the M-30 & M-60, I use the M-30 in my stereo system as it comes with a mounting bracket and readily accepts the fittings we normally use in this application. If one wants to investigate there are user forums one can search on line. I highly recommend it!
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Ct0517: Regarding my arm and for which pressure it was designed.... I found a receipt stating "high pressure manifold", remember, this was way back when this option was first introduced. This and the fact that I am getting optimum sound from exactly 18.5psi, to me, confirms the fact that what I'm hearing correlates to this discussion.
Again, FWIW.
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Wow, when I post, I post!

If this has been addressed in the past, I apologize... I notice some choose to "hang or mount" their counterweights from the top of the I-beam. I choose to hang mine from the bottom.
In the past, (a long time ago), I A-B'd these settings and preferred the way I do it. From my logical standpoint, I would think hanging the counterweights below the center of gravity, from the spindle's point of view, would be the preferred method. Any takers?
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