Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

@ct0517 
I don't envy you your "spring".  Albeit is snowing here in North Carolina as I type this.  You may be right regarding the ET on the Garrard.  I cannot, however, see myself drilling new holes in this beautiful plinth.  At the risk of being excommunicated from this site I must repeat, the Lyra Delos loves this Ortofon TA-110 arm.  It is a heavily damped arm with some kind of space age rubber in the arm tube.  I guess it just matches with the low compliance of the Delos.  Thinking of changing my ID to Garrard instead of VPI.

My interest in a comparison of the two tables was specifically about any possible differences in the way that the two keep rhythm (PRAT) and general sense of aliveness; something that would be audible regardless (mostly) of arm and cartridge. Of course, along with improved speed stability come things like improved image stability and less grain, but still.... Please share any impressions, Garrard 😉.  Congrats again. Finally (bad audiophile!) got around to trying the (OEM) long I-beams. Will report back with impressions soon.

@frogman  Interesting question once again.  Before acquiring my Garrard I had read several posts in blogs/forums wherein people talked about the "Garrard Sound" and how some tweaks and upgrades were not good because they resulted in a loss of the "Garrard Sound."  They described the "Garrard Sound" as a heightened sense of rhythm or pace.  Until acquiring my Garrard I had a hard time imagining what they were describing and assumed it was psycho acoustic.  I.e., I just paid a lot of money for this rig so it has to sound better.

Now that I own one I think I understand.  First, and foremost, the sound is bolder.  Lower registers and lower midrange seem fuller giving a better sense of space and a better foundation from which the music emerges.  For example, cymbals, bells, snare drums now emerge from a blacker background.  For me this makes the music more "alive."  More to your point, there does seem to be more toe tapping going on.  There is a heightened sense of rhythm.  This rhythm component is, of course, more noticeable on rock/pop and jazz than on classical.  I'm not talking about speed or quickness (which I assumed would be more related to the cartridge than the table or arm).  However, despite the fact I believe the Delos to be far "quicker" than my VDH cartridge I think the VPI/ET/VDH combo is quicker than the Garrard/Ortofon/Delos. 
 
Sorry to be so long winded but your question and what I think I am hearing are quite subjective. Not subtle but subjective.  I've only listened for two days but a lot of hours in those two days and the Garrard rig makes me want to tap my toe more than the VPI.  I was more inclined to attribute this to the heavily damped Ortofon arm but as you make me stop and think about the subject, it may well be attributable to the Garrard 301. There are certainly other Garrard owners who think so.   

Well, true to @ct0517  prediction the experience with my Garrard has caused my VPI/ET II to demand my attention.  Among other tweaks, I think I'd like to try a carbon fiber arm wand.  I have two mag wands.  Does anyone have a carbon fiber wand they are not using that they might like to swap for a mag arm?