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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Ct0517: "None!" How many other tonearm owners are advocating their virtues?!!!

OK, Here's my ultimate lp recommendation! There are very few times that all of the stars align. This/these are those times.

The was a label: Audioquest, from years ago....

Majic.........

Something happens when people just want the very best, forgetting about there personal interests.

This, my friends, are the lps that represent the "very best". It will most likely never be produced again!

The Audioquest label gave us some FINE lps!

I can only remark on the ones that I own.

Robert Lucas, "Luke & the Locomotives"
"Usin'"Mans's Blues"

Terry Evans. "Puttin' It Down"

So, what's the difference? IMO, It's obviously the recording engineer, "Joe Harley", plus the total lack of compression!!!!!!!!!

Even the bass has noticeable transient response! Can you say that about any current,recording you are currently enamored with? Hell no!

If you have the time, seek these out!
Hi Slaw, thanks for the lp recommendations.
A Blues Man.... you are :^)

Hope you don't mind; I put your recommendations in clickable form below to share with the others.

Slaw
The Audioquest label gave us some FINE lps!

I can only remark on the ones that I own.

So, what's the difference? IMO, It's obviously the recording engineer, "Joe Harley", plus the total lack of compression!

Terry Evans. "Puttin' It Down"

Robert Lucas, "Luke & the Locomotives"
"Usin'"Mans's Blues"


(I'm ready for a long term relationship, if, and only if, I can find a female music lover that is committed to this arm!)LOL!

Slaw, well for me I have to say I am very happy that my wife puts up with my audio "shenanigans". I get away with alot...I don't want to push it anymore. however the further she stays away from the 2.0 and 2.5 the better.

For you however let imagine this scenario.

You are attending a big audio musical event.
You visit one of the "big rooms", one where the sponsoring audio manufacturer has paid big bucks for the space.
Ultra "high end gear" in there, and obviously this includes an analog setup. There are many people in this room.

Turntable cost - $100,000 us.
Tonearm cost - $15,000 us
Cartridge cost - $7,000 us.

The look on their faces when "this" person walks in......priceless $$

Happy Listening
Fabulous piece of equipment!

Not a bad tonearm either :-)

Would love one of those t.... , ah, I mean, Tshirts.

Do you have a source?

Thanks.
Frogman - Your post made me spit up my drink. lol.

Do you have a source?

Where there is audiophile will - there is always a way. if there is interest...
I came across this recent review for Bruce's speakers - ET LFT-8b. I owned 8a's at one time and regret letting them go. In the article I discovered something about Bruce that I found fascinating so I wanted to share.

While my review of the LFT-8b was in progress, Thigpen went off to Africa to help with a study on the hearing of infrasound by elephants—he would be the man to go to for infra-sound all right. See rotarywoofer.com for more.

The whole article.

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/eminent-technology-lft-8b-loudspeaker/