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Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Frogman... this was just a humorous ( I guess to me only ) attempt at linking the use of Balsa wood in audio applications. Vandersteen uses it in his driver cones on the model 7 with carbon fiber. I believe I have read that he has aeronautical tra... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Another important factor as far as my limited experience is concerned (with regards in making your own tonearm wire), the cartridge ends, (the ones I used are great!), they are extremely solid(silver,of coarse), with a hole made for the exit of an... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Frogman... as a funny antidote... are you any kin to R. Vandersteen? 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
..... I posted my "virtual system" only for the sole purpose of sharing my tonearm wire/routing set-up. I thought it could be useful for others....... Admittedly, I could have done a better job.This (ET) thread was that important to me. 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
I wanted to back up here a bit in regards to my system and my viewpoints. I realize that my system is not as revealing as most of yours are, but my comments are from my system's perspective. (I've owned my arm for over 20 years, just in the past y... 
LP that you most hope didn't fly under the radar
Yes, I've heard very little here about this band. I always appreciate it when I discover music by way of other's recommendations. 
Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases...
Try Pandora 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Ketchup,I thank Chris for putting me on to this. Adding some more weight onto the bolt so the weights can therefore be moved in closer to the spindle. ( It doesn't take much, I used the smallest brass weight provided with the tonearm and tightened... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
I recently took advantage of the .5 upgrade I had Bruce perform years ago by adding a compressor, and like Chris am running 19 psi. The results were eye-opening. I also made a DIY cable and am using my own routing scheme that has taken all of the ... 
Recordings with BASS
Jennifer Warnes "The Hunter" 
Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases...
Jacintha, Holly Cole, and maybe not quite what you're looking for but check out Cat Power "Juke Box". 
What did you get for Christmas?
A little more inner peace. 
Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig
Putting room demisions and acoustic treatments as first priority. Then getting you ac wired compentently and appropriately to your systems needs. Thse are the building blocks of a bad, good, or great system. Just do it, you will not regret it. Aft... 
Best of the new jazz 45rpm reissues
I second the Diana Krall "LIP" 
Recordings with BASS
One a little more hard to find is Peter Gabriel "Soft Dog" on the 45rpm Charisma 12" pressing.