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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Pegasus Regarding arm boards and optimal materials, it’s very interesting to watch the diverse experience in idler drive plinths. A mixture of natural and slightly lively wood layers, combined with *some* more deadened materials, like *a bit* of M... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Audio Storage Wars would assume someone went through the stuff and organized it - sort of - to put it in the locker :^) on a related note.this past winter I brought my son downstairs and went over everything with him. I put a price on stuff - i... | |
| How long does a DAC take to burn in? ^^^funny A couple months ago I was curious so I asked the "new" ARC by email - how long does it take to burn in your DAC ? ARC Customer Service responded back "look in the manual". Nothing in the manual about burning in. Make what you want with th... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners ^^^^They should come out with a new show on the History channel - American Audiophile Pickers. very nice gesture Frogman. | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners I’m not sure I know what Bruce’s "new Aluminum Base" is?Harry The part the longer grub screws he is sending you go into. The actual tonearm base. Bruce came out with a solid Aluminum one - very substantial difference in weight - I own one. So Bruc... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi GuysI have used longer leveling spikes in the past which is why I recommended them. The word spikes imo is misleading. Spikes to me, mean something like this. SpikesLong Pointing Spikes would not be recommended. They remind me of the point on m... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Harry -see if this helps Find your thickest and thinnest records that represent extremes. Leave armwand in the top hole of the joint. Since your VTA is already at the high point, leave it there and use the thickest record sample first. Adjust t... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners John I just checked his website and the new joint pic does indeed show two holes. well - just me, but if I am mounting a 4 figure cart on there and I need the top hole, I am getting the joint with the top hole drilled. this is very good info for o... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners John, didn’t know the top hole was missing on the new aluminum joint. Did Bruce explain why ?so I got curious and lined up my previous CF joint which was set on the top hole with my aluminum jointfrom NZ. they are the same by eyeballing. So it was... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi PegasusI’m not exactly shure what this would mean? More upfront placement = faster bass? No not faster but bass that when you hear it, is not bass that has bounced off your room walls - God only knows how many times (being sarcastic) before it... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Before setting for Cart VTA. There is 1) manifold air bearing height and 2) armwand height. 3) Then the Cart. That’s how I have done it. When I was on that slippery slope with the turntables I must have mounted the tonearm; well you know I don’t ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Harry so your motor looks like this ?See this thread on the VPI forum. specifically one poster says."First, tighten the pulley on the SAMA (there should be a grub set screw on the pulley collar). This should stop the wobble."Not saying this is you... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Harry/John here is one of the attempts at magnetic damping must be at least a couple of years now. "Attempt at Magnetic Damping"that is a 2.5 spindle. You can tell its a 2.5 because the end cap does not overlap but sits on an insert that makes it ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners John, to remove leads I use a tiny fine slot screwdriver. I insert into the tiny opening between the lead and cartridge prong and rotate slowly.Lead will come loose. To close leads that have opened I insert a round wood toothpick at the opening I ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Harry I wanted to touch on something you said earlier. My sub is crossed over at about 45 - 50 hz, but I don’t run the mains through the sub crossover. I run them full range. Canalis says they are only 3 db down at 39 cycles. I keep the sub vo... |