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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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ct0517 OP
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regarding the 30 min operation warning on the Medo. 

The pump has heat sinks much like a Solid State Class A/B amp.  It does get hot quickly. A small computer fan placed next to it alleviates this limitation. It can be run for hours and never gets hot.

tequila
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Hi ct0517,

Thanks for your help! Actually I located in China rather than Mexico although my web name may have given you the wrong impression. :P

I have tried 3 pumps so far
1. Medo VP0140 200V (Directly to the 220V supply) which came with the Turntable and Arm.
2. Medo VP0140 24V (Wired through a 30W 220V-24V transformer)
3. Medo AC0210 115V (Wire through a 50W 220V-110V transformer)

So far I hook it up like Pump->2 Filters-> (Gauge) ->Arm

1. gave me about 2.5PSI at the arm, I ran it for an hour without problem. But 2. and 3. gave me basically no pressure, I have no idea why but they do seem to work perfectly and pump out air. There are a lot of 2nd hand Medo pumps that I can buy here (about 20 to 30USD each), so I just ordered two Medo 0110 (which spec to 14psi) to try, and the shop promise me that they are tested and work well. So I will try and see the results in a few days.

Due to personal reasons (young kids, job, moving locations), I have been away from the audiophile hobby for 7 years and now I am back (I still have close to a thousand records in my closet). Although I have not tuned my system yet but I am happy with the result and I can finally sit down and listen to some music.

Cheers

tequila
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And also, I found that actually I bought another used ET2 (without TT) years ago and it was sitting with my LPs, which I forgot, and now I have one running and a spare ET2 too :)
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And also, I found that actually I bought another used ET2 (without TT) years ago and it was sitting with my LPs, which I forgot, and now I have one running and a spare ET2 too :)

what's better than an ET2 ? 

Two - ET2's  

:^) 

One for stereo and one for mono.

Happy Listening .....  
tequila
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I finally got 2 Medo 0110 pumps to try. Both of them give me about 5psi at the arm. One of the is quieter.

My plan is to build a box for it using MDF and lined with foam. For now this is going to be a closed box with no fan, so it could create some heat issue. But I worry that if I cut out some vents for the cooling (plus adding a PC Fan), the noise would be a bit too much as I need to place it in the living room where I also have the stereo.

Will give it a try coming weeks.
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