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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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frogman
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Blu-Tack.  What I used some time ago on my home brew balsa wood long I-beam.  Not as elegant as a machined weight, but works great since it allows you to use just the right amount to balance even the lightest cartridge while putting the weight at the very end of the I-beam.  
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slaw
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@frogman,

Have you been able to make any conclusions regarding the long -beams you mentioned earlier?

Thanks...
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slaw
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I'll go alone. Thank you.
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vpi
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@slaw 
For some reason, several months back Bruce took out the link to all of the upgrade parts for the ET II.  But I think they are all still available.  Just email him and he will be very helpful.

In fact if you google ET II magnesium arm or ET II carbon fiber arm you will find pages with them on there.  You just can't get there from Bruce's main site.

Harry

frogman
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Not sure if your last post was intended for me or not, Slaw.  In the event it wasn’t or you still want company:

Well, work being what it is for me this time of year and some relatively expected life/family issues, I’ve had practically no time to “play” with my system, so the two (single and double spring) long I-beams that I received from Bruce are still sitting unused and lonely.  My impressions of my home-brew I-beam from a few years back may not be entirely relevant for obvious reasons, but the use of blu-tack should work the same way on the “official” beams.  I will certainly respond when I can do some critical listening using them.
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