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Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Harry - my turntable doesn’t come with a dust cover like your vpi; so I keep the parts that matter covered and just dust the rest of it as needed. I do need to come up with a better system because the kitty stole the drive system from it last mont... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Hi Harry " no hammer required " hah hah ....lol...I like your sense of humor :^) there is a pic on my virtual system of the three I Beams. I looked #37. Good number for a race car ? It’s been a really long time since I touched the I Beam or change... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Yeah, the pump runs if I remember at 68 db if you hold an spl meter 5 feet from it. It needs its own room. Like my music :^)Harry -  one more thought. Are you using one single naked leaf spring on your I Beam ? Naked meaning there is no damping m... 
My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive
Speed stability is the number one job of a TT. For years I thought that too. But it proved to be wrong in my system(s). It´s just another theory, it´s an illusion. How the music flows is essential, and the starting point is the turntable itself.Th... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
here is a direct link to that manifold pic and it shows the correct cleaningprocedure that Frogman mentioned earlier, as a well as another pic grabbed from the internet showing the manifold parts. https://goo.gl/photos/J7XD4gevCJrRN5CD8Note the se... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
I don't really want to take a hammer to my beloved ET II!Harry, its takes more than a hammer to destroy the ET 2. 8^0 @Frogman "unseasonably warm" yes........ until today ! we went from 17 c (60 f) to -5 c (23 f) overnight. where else do get swin... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
hello vpi 30 years of owning your ET 2 - wow. I am curious to know if during this time you have had to clean out your manifold ? Some time ago an audio friend sent me a picture of his manifold before and after cleaning. This can be seen. It is pic... 
My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive
fjn04Some years ago 2010 ?, I ran three turntables, in the same room, side by side with the same tonearm and cartridge, hooked up to the same pre/phono. It was a lot of fun. One was a custom direct drive, a custom belt drive modded with thread, an... 
Owens Corning 703 vs. Roxul Safe 'n' Sound?
Hi Eric My Room A is enclosed on the outside of the drywall with Roxul Safe N Sound. The Ceiling and two walls. This was done to insulate the room sounds from the rest of the house. The other two walls are against the house walls with regular insu... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Chris Rea - Various Blue Rodeo - 5 Days in July (Blue Rodeo marathon coming soon)  
Straightening Bent Fins
Alpha-GtContact Patrick direct through email.   pbresnahan (at) krellonline (dot) com 
Feedback through turntable
I have been to older audio friends homes where their children have left. (yeah right - will believe it when it happens to me) ......anyway. So the couple, find themselves with an empty bedroom/s upstairs; Usually (She) doesn’t want the stereo on t... 
Feedback through turntable
My main listening room is on the second floor, carpeted on a suspended subfloorIs the 1st floor,  the main house floor also suspended ?  Do both floors use horizontal wood beams?  
Feedback through turntable
lewm - "not likely" means to me; other reasons are more likely and need to be explored.Until we have more info on his floor structure - its all guessing *********************************Audiophile Dance. keep your turntable motor off.mute system a... 
Feedback through turntable
 I feel the problem is airborne. not likelyhave you performed the audiophile dance yet to vet placement ? in order to give recommendations we need to know what your floor is and how it is supported.  Wood floor with wood suspended beams, concre...