How many you wax spinners know ET arms?

Trying to decide on my second and hopefully last table.Have a HO Grado Sonata ready to put on a 'table and really like the folks at VPI so I am trying to decide between a 19 VI and the aries.The I have thought if the Aries maybe the 12 vs the 10 Memorial.I guess the .5's rock but big$$$.Anyway I see a number of Eminent Technology ET2's mounted on 19'sfor about $1K.I have goode performance issues from folks but it looks a bit rube goldberg to me.Noise?Upkeep?I don't want to become the Linn folks constantly tweaking.I know the tables are a big differnece in price but what will give me biggest bang for buck?