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Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
From the recent London cartridge posts here, I did find a thread started by, to my surprise, Jean Nantais - on the London Decca. I attach fyi.    https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/decca-cartridge-experiences\ I found comments from Frogman an... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
To the Et2 owners here, I learned on this "ET2 on Linn" linked thread https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/eminent-technology-et2-on-linn-lp12?highlight=et2%2Band%2Blin...just how passionate these Linn people can be. 8^0Good post by Pegasus, imo... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
@pegasus (if you are disenchanted with your London) - Send it to me I will mount it and report my findings here. I have been curious about that cartridge for a long time. A good winter project and winter has come early here. 20 degrees Cel. below ... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
pegasus Having trouble with my London cartridges mechanical behaviour, having tried quite long, I concluded that I simply wasn’t able to apply enough damping, the thing was "meta-stable", although there were quite a few elements of greatness.@pega... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
To the Op's question - as it applies to New Music sourced from a digital file going to vinyl.   I talked years ? ago to a few of the studios that do the vinyl cutting near where I live. Its a well known fact that the engineer when supplied with h... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
Picking a CD Player / DAC1) Pick 3 music selections that (a) push your buttons, (b) make you come alive. (c) are like a fountain of youth for you. These selections will be different for each one of us and they should not be longer than 15 minutes ... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
@audioman58 Unlike the OP I am very happy with my digital setup. You didnot state how much $$ spent on complete turntable setup ,that is keyIMO - you need to reword your statement to arrive at the truth here based on my personal experience.so your... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
Lemme bring my AudioEngine B-1 to the shootout and I’ll win this horse race for penniesIMO - The dilemma for the Audiophile, is that this is not a horse race, but a marathon. The Op has already said he has heard great digital - in short spurts. I... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
mikelavignecan you tell us which specific recording this is?Mike Had to go digging for the link. Long time since I was on their website. The recording of my tape. NAB EQ. Back in 2011. https://ultraanaloguerecordings.com/new/shop/musician/yun-... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
^^^^^Anyone claiming that digital is worse than analog because of "real world dynamics" is misguided. These individuals likely enjoy the saturation of "tape" and the compression added, vs. the higher audible digital distortion from higher signal l... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Hi Walt - it depends. Is it a beige colored cabinet like in the links below - newer - as opposed to the older orange cabinets ? I would not worry about the hours since they are hospital grade. They are all used to a certain hours / time period the... 
et-2 damping trough-good idea or not?
@rauliruegas no one is at fault Raul when we are in learn mode.  the forum mode here makes discussion challenging sometimes. Especially when I am not able to link pictures from my virtual system into a forum thread. I am forced to add a picture to... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Walt - I will private message you through AudioGon, if I come across the availability of one; as I am sure others will as well. Bruce may know somebody. . I would reach out to him. Appreciate your comments. Chris   
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Hello WaltSorry to hear about the flood. 8^(when you say "lost":, do you mean in the literal sense, as in never found, or maybe went with the flood debris as part of the insurance process?  Reason I ask - Water cannot hurt an ET 2 - it can be clea... 
et-2 damping trough-good idea or not?
@rauliruegas raulireugasDear @frogman : I’m not an expert with the ET-2 that I owned many many years ago.frogmanOn that point, we agree.raulireugas**** If that " damping " does not affects the normal and " free tonearm/cartridge movements ****Frog...