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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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shfinne
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I know that the ET 2.5 is going to be the king. No problem admitting to that.

The thing is that I love to have a setup where have the option for some variation and to "Just play some something"  when not really" listening" with out using hours on the High end pickup.

Cleaning house on high end time is vast of hours LOL

Second ET 2 sounds like a crazy good idea

Styrk

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ct0517 OP
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Styrk  - came across this picture of a ET 2.0 on an RX 1500. It has an XV1 on it, and a custom armboard.  

RX-1500, ET 2.0, Dyna XV1 

The discussion for the picture, including some armboard details can be found here.   

They discuss 2.5 but that is a 2.0 in the picture as can be seen by how the end cap overlaps the spindle.  Hope this helps.

Chris 
shfinne
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Thanks Chris 

I did see that picture but misted out on the discussion 
I have to read true that string. 

Have a feeling that the RX1500 is going to be a good stable platform for my ET2.5 ;-)

5000/8000 even better but $$$$ so that have to wait for now Think hard to get to. 

Styrk
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ct0517 OP
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Styrk
I reached out to Bruce about your setup yesterday.
Today he sent me the drawings/dimensions for your table.
Send me a pm with your email and I will send them to you

 or

contact Bruce direct, remind him of our AudioGon discussion here and he can send the drawing to you direct.

His email

(brucet@eminent-tech.com)

Chris

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vpi
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Hi Chris,
Regarding my mod to get weight to the end of the plank for lighter cartridges, see the last picture on my virtual system page.  I'll try to describe here.  Go to your local auto tire store and get some stick-on wheel weights used on magnesium or aluminum wheels.  Take the base weight off of the ET weight clamp.  A portion of the wheel weight can be fashioned to exactly fit in the groove in the ET weight clamp.  Once this is done it is simply trial and error to trim the remaining portion of the wheel weight to the correct weight for your plank and cartridge.

The stick-on weights come in a single bar that is perforated so one, two or three can be broken off according to how much weight you need.  I started with two and shaped one to fit the groove, then trimmed what remained to get the correct weight.  Hope this is intelligible.

PS: Lead weights are easier to work with but harder to find here in the lower colonies since the government has decided that just touching lead will make us all brain damaged.

Cheers,
Harry
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