Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

"It ain't over 'till it's over"

yes - they are in deep doo doo now - Down like the Jays were 3-1.
In today's game have your pitcher like in game 1 - once again throw close to their lead off batter (who always swings on the first pitch)
This time - make it even closer.
Moustakas will really lose his cool this time and run into the field at your pitcher.
He will be ejected. One up Mets. All is fair in sport - that's why there are rules.

Cheering from this side of the border :^)

more Billy Joel

Until the Night

One of my favorites. The lead up from the 4:00 minute mark to the climax gets to me every time.
For the romantic - a good one to crank up for those times when you put yourself in big doo doo with the wife.
You know...a successful marriage requires 1/2 dozen songs like this ...ready to play at any moments notice :^)
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Hi all - interesting bits & pieces!
Ct0517: interesting to hear more from internal design parameters of Bruces bearings. Some time I'll make photographs of my wiring etc.
Dover: The wire experiences are very interesting, as they are real findings. I'm not convinced however that the reason for the RF issue is solid core or silver, it could be the insulation environment of the wires affecting HF reception too, or the smaller wire diameters. As always the observations are true, the causes sometimes can be more complex than expected.
Were the silk litz wires individually isolated (HF litz) or just the whole bunch? (Besides HF detection / diode-property could also be a cold soldering joint, but I don't suppose that).
My turntable still has the original alu plinth (not too long anymore), but the motor is fed by batteries and the tt as such has no connection with the mains when running. grounding a "raw" alu plinth surface is a PITA...
The Deccas by definition have each channel ground connected ("matrix" summed through the vertical coil). So the ground loop is there for the small EM-field buggers to sneek behind and find. Luckily they oversee the possibilty under certain circumstances - but which? Hum is a dark asian martial art, teached under monumentally wound trees and learned by the nasty little buggers. There is some hope though in the light swords of master Yoda...
Your check list will be very helpful for many in trouble! Like a friend who messed up the ground connection on his new, outstanding phono stage, complaining about everything except his wiring arts.
- Generally, I find that one considerable advantage of low impedance MCs is that they don't need screening through bypassing / dumping external EM-fields through their low impedance.
It's certainly a drawback that exactly the type of cartridge that is more sensitive to capacitive loading - and therefore the sound of the dielectric too - needs screened interconnects. IMO & IME screening doesn't help the sound quality except for eliminating potential hum.

Pegasus -
The copper litz I used was the same wire as used in the Sumiko headshell wires - each of the +R -R +L -L legs consisting of multi stranded litz - each strand within the bundle being individually insulated with silk. This ran from the cartridge pins to the side of the TT and was soldered directly into a very short pair of stripped ( unshielded ) MIT MI330- total loom was about 15" to phono. Also I did not have the arm grounded either. No hum or noise with Shure V15vxmr or various LOMC's. Like you I am not a fan of shielding signal wires where possible.
Is your TT chassis & platter grounded ? If so how ?

Pegasus - Generally, I find that one considerable advantage of low impedance MCs is that they don't need screening through bypassing / dumping external EM-fields through their low impedance.

+1

Dover - Also I did not have the arm grounded either. No hum or noise with Shure V15vxmr or various LOMC's.

In many talks with the fellow that made my Wire Loom a few years ago now.

He has confirmed to me that from his own professional experience/discussions with his customers; that in his opinion air bearing tonearms provide a level of isolation that pivot arms can not match. He has not had one customer with a pivot arm be able to use a loom like this. He makes similar looms for pivot arm customers; but they plug into the back of the pivot arm hub and there is a faraday cage the last foot or two near the phono stage. Depending on the design of the preamp/ phono. My preamp sits to the immediate right of the TT on the next rack. I sit beside the preamp. (hence no need for remote) . The design of the preamp/phono has the phono to the back right. If it was on the left I could have used wiring about a foot shorter.

Just sayin...

also
Regarding shielded cables, I still own some Purist Audio Venustas phono cables.
They are nice cables and are well made. On the "audiophile perception" used market, they are worth as much as a used base ET2 in decent shape.
With that very small phono signal, once you have made it work good "naked" you realize (can hear) what all that material in the cables is doing to the sound in a comparison after - in your own system.

What' s that you are asking ?

the Venustas ...how did they sound in comparison ?

In my room sounded "sweeter", like adding a little sugar on top, but with also a perceived smaller pipe of sound.
Hey - not a bad thing at all really ...a little sweeter .. right ?
I happen to be someone who takes my morning coffee black. I'm pretty sure that someone who takes a double - double coffee will like something else better.
Afterall ... all is fair, as far as what you want to use for rope with this Audio Hangman Game .... right ?

And remember the Cables Forum at Audiogon has almost 9400 separate threads

11-04-15: Ct0517
Pegasus - Generally, I find that one considerable advantage of low impedance MCs is that they don't need screening through bypassing / dumping external EM-fields through their low impedance.

+1

Just to add, for those who will be attempting the James Bond maneuvers; use a higher signal / noise MM or other cartridge if possible. If you can make that one work, the MC will be a breeze.

btw - any one going to go see the new Bond flick "Spectre" ? I saw "The Martian" last week.

Cheers