Tonearm recommendation

You certainly are full of surprises aren't you Raul.

Raulireugas
That's why no single tangential arm I heard it can gives us the right bass range with the definition, precision, tightness and transparency that a well damped non-unipivot pivoted tonearm shows us.

Well I was the one you quoted on this thread that was comparing vinyl to the 15 IPS tape master dub. The part I left out during that specific Dv505/fr64s/tape comparo; is that it was Room B. Not even my main room. The Studer tape deck is on a stand with wheels.

It makes me wonder Raul, why you posted this on our ET 2 Tonearm Owners thread ?

raulireugas
Dear ct0517: Yes, I remember the first time that I saw that very good picture and was my wife who took my attention about.

Obviously that beautiful house is a house where the owner likes music and know what this means in a home audio system ( I'm talking not of RR but the real owner. ).

IMHO, the ET tonearm is today an icon/sign in the audio history.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/eminent-technology-et-2-tonearm-owners/post?postid=1294382#12...

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Now something else you said that I agree with.

raulireugas
In theory tangential tonearms must be the best alternative but as always in audio when that theory goes to reality during playing that theory can't be confirmed because unfortunatelly the analog experience is way imperfect and theory comes and has foundation on perfect world.

I can agree with this to a point. And having been doing this vinyl stuff for about 40 years, since I was 13, I will say this again.
This is all about setup - vinyl. A lesser design set up well, can indeed out perform a better design that is setup just so so.  
But the better design will always have more potential. I enjoy my vinyl music only my ET 2.5 Air Bearing Linear tracker. A custom build from Bruce. details on my virtual system. 
 
Now based on my personal experiences and some friends over the years. Here is what I found.
The audiophile with one table, tonearm, cartridge at a time, will achieve greater potential with that one setup; than some one running multiple tables and 6- 8 tonearms. It comes down to time, learning and experience. Like in real life, you can have someone that knows something about many things; or you can have a person that knows a lot about one thing. Now when I see a setup that has a couple 2-3 tables, and 5-6-7-8 tonearms without a properly set up air bearing Linear tracker, I say to myself first. That person is very biased. And then I say what a shame. All that effort and not one tonearm that can track an LP properly all the way through. No grin No smile. Just being audiophile serious, and I consider myself a music lover.

fwiw
re: The ET tonearm - original 2.0, and the newer 2.5 (meant for MC cartridges). The owner requires time to learn how everything that was designed on it works. Most audiophiles that contact me; I tell them to stick to their pivots because I know they don't have patience. Even though all professional reviews of the older base ET 2.0 I have read were rave reviews. None of the reviewers demonstrated knowledge past basic setup. Best rating of 6 out of 10. No reviewer ever discussed how to achieve highest vertical inertia with it for example. This is how one gets the best bass - master tape quality. This has been discussed in detail on the ET2 thread if you're really interested in learning. All I need to do is ask a ET2 previous owner how they managed the weights on the I Beam, and I know if they knew what they were doing based on their knowledge.  

So it is a unique tonearm that requires out of the box thinking, and time with it to acquire the knowledge. Like I said most audiophile friends I know lack patience, and old habits are difficult to break. This is why I never recommended the ET2 to Crazy Bill on this thread. Maybe you really need to be a little crazy to own it.  

Wish I was Mexico right now. Our so far mild winter went to record breaking cold. Fun hobby. A hobby for some of us anyway. 

Hello ct0517,
It's clear from your response, and I'm guessing, of course, that the Ct in your name stands for CT in the good old USA, as I am also from CT and experiencing EXACTLY what you describe in the weather pattern.

was -13 this AM when I got up, with a wind chill of -34F. A tad colder than we're  used to here.

It's even to cold to fish ( and that's cold ).

I'm going to look into the ET arms. At this point, anything goes. Thanks for the tip.

BTW CT0517, I'm trying to be as patient as possible, though it DOES NOT come naturally.

Cheers,                  Crazy Bill

While I love how digital keeps improving, assuming it is perfect Is a non-starter for me.  I guess, when digital sound, near its beginning, reminded me of AM radio, but was called, "perfect sound forever", it has left me skeptical. 

Dear ct0517: Yes I said that and I’m still with: the ET is an Icon in the audio history.

My first tangential arm was the Dennesen ( that unfortunatelly I sold it. ) followed by the Southern and then the ET and after that I listen several tangential arms like the Rockport, Walker and Kuzma.

Nothing is perfect, tangential arms makes verty especial kind of sound from mid bass and up that for some of us could make the difference.
I was with my ET till its ET 2 version and then sold and from all my experiences with this kind of arm design the one that I " keep " it is the ET but I like a little more the overall quality performance of a well designed and a well excuted design on pivot tonearms.

I’m with you in almost all about the ET but things are that my main audio/music priorities are a little different from yours, that’s all.
Seems to me that the fact that the pivoted arms are true grounded to earth ( to arm board and then TT, and then platform and then to floor and and ) instead in the air gives that bass range characteristics I posted that air bearing does not have.

Can I live with the ET tonearm? sure I can as any one else.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.