Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

Dear Dover, I hope you realize that we are again in the wrong thread? Except of course if we intend to hide our preference for the MC carts from our MM 'comrades'. My
provisional ranking is: 1. Magic Diamond;2. Miyabi Standard (aka Krell KC100);3. Benz LP S 4. Kiseki 'Silver Spot'.
First of all I am informed by an owner that the Magic with a ruby cantilever really exists. So the one we both have seen on ebay.com is not a 'fake'. Second I am not sure if my Kiseki is 'Silver'- or 'Gold spot'. My has 5 screw holes on each side while according to some this should be the 'Gold one'. Anyway the cart is very fast and very dynamic, similar in this regard with the Miyabi. The Magic is, uh, 'magical'. Probable too good for some Balkanes. I would say really 'neutral' and refined. But only the Miyabi is in my main system at present .With Basis Exclusive, Kuzma S.R. the Reed 2 A, etc. The rest I tested in my second system with FR-64S/ SP 10 Mk 2 and Jasmine LP2. Hence my 'provisional' ranking.

Regards,

02-04-13: Nandric
Dear Dover, I hope you realize that we are again in the wrong thread?

Dear Nandric (Nikola)

My mother used to say to me.

“That is wrong son...don't do that”
“Don’t do that son, it is bad for you”
“If you keep doing that son, your xxxx will fall off”

The funny thing is, I remember that the more she said things like this, the more I ended up wanting to do those things.

Back to normal programming.

Here is something alien but valuable I think.
Alien Screws

Just received in the mail the brass screw set. Seems like a good price for the quality. Not affiliated with the site.

As a tweak for ET2 owners, if your current cartridge set up does not allow you to get to end of the I Beam with the lead weights putting the next size screw / bolt on may be all that is needed to get there. I keep losing the things myself.
Cheers

Hi Guys,

Sorry I've been absent from the thread, but had to travel last week on biz...

Slaw, thanks for the additional input. I purchased a second pump, just to be sure...

Again, thanks to Nikola for selling me his last 420...I am indeed enjoying it very much!

Finally, there have been a couple of NOS 412's on eBay this week...don't know if they are worthy of consideration.

Best regards,
Mark

Dear Chris, I don't believe that your amount of TT's, tonearms, carts and more in particular speakers can be explained with your mom's upbringing methods. But I must
confess that my both sons whose education cost me a fortune still ask: 'do I got THIS from you or mom?' BTW my youngest (36) never say 'Hi dad' or something similar
but instead : 'any new tonearm dad?'
I think that Dover and I like gossip and that is why we occasionaly participate in 'your thread'(grin).

Regards,

Sorry Guys, my bad...

I originally stated that there were a couple of Acutex 412's for sale on eBay, but in reality there is one 412 and one 415. I would copy in links, but am not in a position to do so.

I would be interested in other's opinions on these two cartridges in the ET2...

Regards,
Mark