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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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Pegasus - I call my baritone sax my personal distillery.

Like Frogman and a few others here you certainly have a way with words !


Frogman - Actually, my tractor is a Husqvarna GT48XLS

Frogman - you own one really sweet machine! I am a fan of Husq. I happen to own an "old" 20 inch Husq. chainsaw. It was bought used from a Logger back around '92 where our summer retreat is for $250.00. If you can just imagine what "used" means coming from a Logger... :^)...... but doesn't it still run smooth, and it has saved me a few times as the last kilometer into our place can be best defined as a good "Loggers" road through steep terrain and forest. You never know what is lurking round the corner after a bad storm.

Frogman - I find the visceral experience of dirt, gasoline fumes and engaging that rear-wheel-differential a welcome change of pace :-)

Frogman - A friend from up north sent me this video two days ago.

How to load a Bobcat...

Where else but here, will you see a cool tractor video.... some good physics happening there like with vinyl.

And now a Ray Anderson Interlude..


Pegasus - Re: Trombone - The instrument is extremely powerful in a seductive way, a lot of colors and expressive

The middle/high school years can be very expressive but also impressionable. I wish the girls back then in my class saw the trombone as more seductive !
flemke
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Ct0517
I have the ET mounted on the plinth of my VPI Classic. I took some time and used several blocks of wood to get what I think is the best VTA. I also have the table mounted on Stillpoint Ultra SS's and one of them is on top of the arm mount. I taped the hole with 1/4 20 and screwed the Ulra into the mount.

Tim
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I also have the table mounted on Stillpoint Ultra SS's and one of them is on top of the arm mount. I taped the hole with 1/4 20 and screwed the Ulra into the mount.

cool - Tim this is the type of modded setup a picture would be great with, maybe in your virtual page? Anyway I'd like to see it and am sure others would too. My comments apply to Pegasus' ET 2.5 set up as well.

btw - I discovered that the Audiogon virtual system is a separate database from the forums. How I know this, is you can link a pic from your virtual system into a thread like this one. Go ahead and delete the pic from your virtual system. The link with pic will remain in the thread.

Cheers Chris
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Chris, that video is one of the funniest things I have seen in a while; thanks.
And loved the Anderson interlude; very expressive and unabashed trombone playing.
harold-not-the-barrel
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LOL supa video. Chris, I already know you´re a man of humour.
Adjusting and running an air bearing tonearm needs lots of humour. This thread gets better and better all the time...
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