Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

@bdp24 this feels like an opened well or a stream of audio experience opened!
Some of the landmarks I know too: My first acquisition (for my fathers audio system ;-) was a Decca International arm for a Decca, mounted on a TD 124. The self-made arm board was a bit flimsy, and there was always an amount of structure bourne vibration coupled into the cartridge. My Decca arm had a too heavy counterweight, go figure. So this was ca. the scond audio item getting modified...Then the Mayware Fomula IV as its replacement, which ended with a Grado Signature and an "encasing" in BluTak, which was amazing with my hotrodded ARC SP3A. Alternatively I had a quite good Lustre GST1 on a TD 126 (a very low noise, but very boring sounding turntable compared to a Rega 2 or my favoured Walker CJ 55).On the Walker the Formula IV was swapped finally with a Eminent Technology One, ca. 1985 (?), which i replaced with an ET 2 when it came out. The tt was swapped for ca. 4 years for a Merrill Heirloom - my first "last turntable", a very good turntable, though not optimal for the ET2.After that the second "last turntable" was a Well Tempered Signature.Which I re-replaced with an upgrade to the ET 2.5, placed on a considerably modded Technics SL1210. This is my third "last turntable", since ca. 5 years...

Guys.
I managed to snag a Timeter Aridyne 2000 for $200 and only 290 hours on it. Here is a video (not mine) of a 2000 model managing two ventilators.....LOL .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XrKsjUN_g

I can kind of imagine myself (some days) on the end of one of those ...
there is two ventilators there...does anyone else need some air ?  
  
My Timeter 3000 as those who have been on this thread over the years know, has had what I will call "surgeries" performed on parts of the piping to keep it going. The task of getting through my collection had me a little worried on its long term health. It was an old used pump system when I acquired it many years ago, but it still trumped Jun Air and others I looked at with its engineering and Coalescing filtration system

My thanks to  @banquo363   for finding this one for me. 

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I showed the video to my wife and told her a similar unit should be arriving Monday. She gave me the "I think you have lost your mind look", until I told her it's for the tonearm downstairs.
then she just left the room.....................works for me.

@ct0517 ,

This reminds me that I need to make a change to aticle two/section 38 of my current (DNR) Do Not Resusitate document in the event of my demise.

Thanks a lot!

Really...how are any of us suppose to compete with that?

Long I-Beam Lovers
I mentioned a while back I had inquired of Bruce about a lighter base weight.  He replied he might make some if there was enough demand.  Well, today a cut down base weight arrived from Bruce.  Without the bolt it gets me to the extreme end of the long I-Beam.  I was already about 1/2 inch from the end.  That extra half inch has again improved the bass response and midrange richness.  I don't think better customer service exists in the industry.
Harry

Steve - these Timeters are available online anywhere from $150 - 300 US dollars. And in the USA so you will not be paying the crazy shipping cost, dollar exchange that I paid. They are serious hospital grade 24/7 units that are run to XXXXX hours then I believe just replaced with new units, as their lease, rental comes due. Hence their availability for purchase online from re-sellers, surplus dealers, etc... Ask about the hours if not listed in the ad, but for our hobby use, even 6-8 hours per day - it (high hours) is not of concern. they are $3500 US new.

I did not mean to conjure up thoughts of the "end" in my previous post. I was thinking more along the lines of being "winded". LOL
I am not ready to go yet. But I know it’s not up to me.

Harry - I am using one small weight/no bolt and am at the very end also on the main rig. This is the way it was meant to be. Also to give you an idea how light the 420str cart is - take the small weight Bruce sent you and cut it in half one more time. That is what is needed.