Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

Thanks Chris - pretty sums it up.
- Why London?
I recorded my brothers "world music" LP collection from the 70’s end of 70s to ca. 1980. Garrard SB 100 Decca Grey cartridge, top "high end" Pioneer receiver :-), recorded to a portable JVC pro cassette recorder.
After 40 years, these recordings still have this abundant energy, are fun to listen (and in some high level upper range passages sound a bit "relentless", diplomatically speaking.)
But: Unforgettable.
- safe bet for problems: High quality low friction arm with high lateral mass, as I experienced.
- *thinkable* solutions: Such arms with damping (a bit vertical, more of it horizontal) - I’d try London in an ET2 with a good amount of damping.
- Or, known working solutions: Unipivots, like Aro etc. with a moderate amount of damping, and the Well Tempered arms.

Chris, 

Thank you for all of the excellent information. I understand where you're coming from. I really didn't think that you'd take my posts that seriously, it was meant to be somewhat humorous, yet I was hoping anyone reading might share their experience with a London on either table/or arm I mentioned.

I think that Chris is the perfect candidate for a London Decca Reference mounted on one of his ET’s.  He understands the arm like few do and has the mindset and discipline to get the most out of the combination.  There was something about one of his posts that gave me the feeling that he is intrigued 🤔 

Frogman - appreciate the comments but we are all a bunch of audio crazies. There are worse things that we can be I guess 8^0
I have never seen a wire loom like yours. as posted on this thread previously.

Frogmans ET 2 setup.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/P3at6pmSPGeFFABZ6

Nothing but audio passion makes that as far as I am concerned.

There was something about one of his posts that gave me the feeling that he is intrigued

For some reason I can’t get the memories of racing Go Carts out of my head, when l think of this London cartridge. There were some tremendous crashes into - most of the time a stack of rubber tires. But in between those crashes, it was an exhilarating ride.

As far as the London on the ET. Someone send me one and I can put it on the ET 2.0 HP in room B. that is using an Sp10 MKII with Acutex 420str.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/82pfNoQgwND5yhtz9

The SP10 is in a minimal plinth held up by stainless steel columns which bolt into the base. The ET 2.0 HP model version is on a circular armpod that was cut from billet of brass. One screw on top for the ET2 and three holes on the bottom for the spikes or bolt directly into the base from underneath. The whole thing rests on a Audio Technica AT616 footers.

The intent of this design from many years ago, was not to look pretty, but to eliminate Direct Drive motor and other vibrations. Build it and they will come ?

Comes to mind now. .
I have found that the long I beam - and single leaf spring if tightened just short of snug, provides action that is excellent damping with out of round records. That might work well with a London cart but obviously speculating now.
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I realize that what this last paragraph is saying probably flies in the face of the person that "targets snug", but this tonearm is unique, and it "flies in the face" of all other tonearms anyway.

All 4 users of this tonearm can better in private correspondence
exchange their endless modifications opinions of this remarkable
tonearm.