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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@dlcockrum 
Not!  After my Clavis experience I'm a devout coward😱
Harry
Looks like we're both Cluckers at this point!

Experience is a strong influencer, especially catastrophic experience.

Dave
Long I-Beam update.
My new Van den Hul cartridge seems about broken in now.  At least I'm not hearing significant changes from session to session.  Fine tuning setup was nearly impossible while it was breaking in.  I'm using the mag arm wand and the weights were about 1/2 inch from the end of the plank.  At this point I started fine tuning and adjusting my diy weights so I could get the weight clamp nearly to the end of the plank. This resulted once again in increased focus and bass definition.  I continue to be amazed at how small changes in the weight position result in very significant sonic changes.
Harry