Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Dover, I would also love to see some pictures. Why did you remove the foam from the aluminum arm tube, and could you detect a difference? I just got my vinyl rig up and running but the tweaker in me is already thinking about the next move. I'm currently using an ET-2 with the aluminum arm tube and a Denon DL-103R. I think the Denon would work better with the higher mass magnesium arm wand, which I have on an unused ET-2.5. Does anyone have any experience with the Denon DL-103 on both the aluminum and magnesium arm wands? It's too bad the forum is so archaic. This might have been covered in this thread already, but it's virtually impossible to search it. |
Dear ET friends, I've just bought a used ET 2 arm with an old Goldmund Studio (which I'm restoring to look like new, it was damaged badly) I've bought a 50litre compressor to run the arm, but this is all brand new to me, any other advice would be most welcome. Biggest question is what cartridge would work on the ET2 with Goldmund, I use a homebuilt Nuvista valve headamp, based on Conrad Johnson, Counterpoint SP 7 valve preamp, 250watt Mossfet power amps driving stacked double Dahlquist. I've had great success & many years of pleasure from Goldmund Studietto with VdHul MC 10, so I'm tempted by the Colibri XPM or similar as there are special deals on offer, but I've read many conflicting reports & warnings against Colibri on a linear tracking arm. Its the best sounding modern cartridge I've heard, but very high risk, I can only afford one cartridge which should last for many years, so really can't make a mistake on this. My old MC 10 has been retipped once, still sounds stunning after 27 years... thats what I'm hoping for on ET 2. Does anyone have experience with Colibri on ET 2 arm please? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
Dear ET friends, I've just bought a used ET 2 arm with an old Goldmund Studio (which I'm restoring to look like new, it was damaged badly) I've bought a 50litre compressor to run the arm, but this is all brand new to me, any other advice would be most welcome. Biggest question is what cartridge would work on the ET2 with Goldmund, I use a homebuilt Nuvista valve headamp, based on Conrad Johnson, Counterpoint SP 7 valve preamp, 250watt Mossfet power amps driving stacked double Dahlquist. I've had great success & many years of pleasure from Goldmund Studietto with VdHul MC 10, so I'm tempted by the Colibri XPM or similar as there are special deals on offer, but I've read many conflicting reports & warnings against Colibri on a linear tracking arm. Its the best sounding modern cartridge I've heard, but very high risk, I can only afford one cartridge which should last for many years, so really can't make a mistake on this. My old MC 10 has been retipped once, still sounds stunning after 27 years... thats what I'm hoping for on ET 2. Does anyone have experience with Colibri on ET 2 arm please? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
Hi Leon-Krige - welcome to the thread. I've just bought a used ET 2 arm with an old Goldmund Studio (which I'm restoring to look like new, it was damaged badly) Was the ET2 tonearm damaged as well ? I've bought a 50 litre compressor to run the arm, but this is all brand new to me, any other advice would be most welcome. The base ET2 needs just 3 psi to work. Did the package you bought come with the standard pump to work with first just to get up and running? VdHul MC10 I've had great success & many years of pleasure from Goldmund Studietto with VdHul MC 10, so I'm tempted by the Colibri XPM or similar as there are special deals on offer, but I've read many conflicting reports & warnings against Colibri on a linear tracking arm. The VdHul MC 10 looks identical to my Benz Micro MC3 that I have used for many years in the ET2, ET 2.5. The ET tonearm is unique in design, and setup requirements and this includes other linear trackers. It has a patented VTA system. There will be a learning curve with it. For this reason initially I would use a cartridge that mistakes can be made on. Everybody needs to walk first with an ET2 before you can run. There are no exceptions to this. Once running however you don't look back. This has been my personal experience and those I know that use the ET 2.0 or ET 2.5. Regarding conflicting reports & warnings against a Colibri on a linear tracking arm - you hear alot of 'stuff" on the internet. I am interested in seeing some of these reports. We can help you debug them. Get the facts and weed out the myths and audiophile heresay. Feel free to share links or any information. At the high level view my opinion is unless the author provides specifics I always ignore these reports. I feel with most people who are genuine with no agenda; if they have had a good or bad personal experience, they are willing to share details with others and try to help them. Colibri Technical Data: Stylus Shape: VDH - IS Stylus Radii: 2 x 85 Micron Frequency Range: 5 - 65.000 Hz Tracking Force: 13.5 - 15 mN Static Compliance: 35 Micron/mN Tracking Ability at 15mN at 315Hz: 70 Micron Channel Unbalance: < 0.5 dB Channel Separation at 1kHz / 10kHz: > 35 / > 30 dB Equivalent Stylus Tip Mass: 0.24 Milligram Vertical Tracking Angle : 22 Degrees fwiw - I have used a sonus blue gold cartridge loaded at .3 vtf with the ET2. It has a compliance rating of 50 with no issues. I also use an XV1 at 10 x 10-6 cm/dyn. Please skim through the ET2 manual. Key parts of the manual to me. Page 28 - for proper counterweight setup Page 39 - cleaning the air bearing (especially if bought used) Page 46 and onward - Advanced tonearm/vinyl info. Antiskating and Frequency Modulation Distortion A must read for anyone serious about their vinyl setup. Hoepfully this info is helpful to start. Cheers Chris |
