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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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slaw
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@gyneguy225,

Yes, for years. For years to come. See my virtual system page...what there is of it..

Sad they did not even notice your post!


Happy Listening!
frogman
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“they”=“we” 🤫
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vpi
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VPI's HUM PROBLEM
Before I get started, so that no one's manhood be offended, please recognize this as HUMOR.

That said, here I stand thoroughly embarrassed and disapointed.  Embarrassed that after 50 years in this hobby I still don't seem to be able to correctly connect wires to my cartridge.  Disapointed in that none of you geniuses thought to suggest I check to see if my hum was caused by connecting the right ground wire to the left pin on my VDH and vice versa.  In your defense you probably thought that since I had been in this hobby since before many of you were borne I'd know how to wire a cartridge.  In my defense, Bruce's color coding doesn't match my VDH.

Today, the super, duper, triple shielded phono interconnects arrived. Obviously they did not remove the hum.  A light went off.  I checked and reversed the ground connections to the cartridge and, poof, hum gone.  Amazing how good a VDH Black Beauty sounds when properly hooked up.

In all seriousness I do appreciate all your suggestions.
Harry

pegasus
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The great swiss writer and dramaturg Friedrich Dürrenmatt once said (ca.) that today (in the 20th century) there is no way to write dramas. Anything is a comedy. And the greatest comedy of all is reality.I like this sort of fun. And similar things happened to me too.
It's more fun to laugh than to cry (if possible...)
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ct0517 OP
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^^^
Well imo, there is nothing funny about a bad ground; whether it is caused by an incorrect connection, and/or a bad connection. The later bad connection (gradually deteriorating) is one of the main reasons boat trailer lights stop working. In and out of the water, many forget to unplug the connection to the vehicle when launching a boat. Everyone with a boat trailer has done it at one time or another.  

This vinyl hobby for those that use different cartridges entails a lot of unplugging, replacing cartridge, and reconnecting. The four leads going to the cartridge is just asking for trouble. Making sure each lead is "tight-on" is important. I make the connections first, then I bolt on the cart. 
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