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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners I'll answer my own question. I googled air pumps and found a "Silentaire Super Silent 20" pump on Amazon. It's expensive at $600 but very quiet at 30db. I tried a shop pump from Granger a while ago. The higher pressure (20psi) produced a very blac... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners I've been away for a while as I was lured by the lazy ease of streaming digital.But now I'm trying to get back. I recently bought a used Sota Cosmos (arrives today) with all of the most recent updates. My plan is to try my ET2 on the Cosmos, as I... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? @Dover thanks for the sota advice. I dread diassembling the turntable. I've done it before when I had my sota star sapphire upgraded to the Nova. I changed out the springs myself back in the 90's, but this time I'll let Sota do it right. I might g... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? I listened to my new PSA Stellar phono, playing my used Kiseki purple heart cartridge last night. It's a keeper and confirmed my suspicion that the Allnic 1201 phono preamp was my problem. The Kiseki cartridge is a real winner and it's obvious why... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? I decided to try a PS Audio Stellar phono preamp and decide whether Michael Fremer was right with his glowing review. I can't lose. PSA gave me a $3000 trade in on my Allnic 1201 phono preamp, with $700 applied to the purchase and the rest in my a... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? I finally got the Kiseki mounted and set up. It sounds pretty nice. I listened to "Cantata Domino" and Jazz at the Pawn shop, both Proprius recordings. I'll listen some more this afternoon, but my comparison to digital streaming is still that with... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? Thanks for the VPI info. I read a review of the Kiseki purple heart by Jim Hannon at TAS and he was pretty impressed, comparing it to some Koetsu’s. The ET2 was one of the arms he used in the review. I have the cartridge mounted but haven’t liste... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? My Kiseki purple heart cartridge arrived this afternoon. I hope that it lives up to its reputation. I'll mount it and do some listening tomorrow. I've been browsing used turntables, and rebuilding my Sota nova for $3000 is looking better. Tonearm... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? The ET2 has no gimbles to wear out or loosen up. It is air bearing and that's one of its pluses. I can sling some solder but my eyes are so bad, I couldn't see those tonearm wires to solder them. Melting away the insulation is trouble as well. My... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? Let me listen to the new cartridge and maybe I can answer your question. | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? That's a pretty exotic gizmo. Only accepts a balanced phono signal? Probably not for me. | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? @mijostyn Good information! I'm considering the Sutherland Little Loco. ($3300 vs $11000 for the ARCRef3.) The Kiseki will match up well with the Sutherland. It's low output, MC, and has an internal impedance of 6 ohms. It starts to add up fast ... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? @Holmz What table do you own? -John | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? I spoke to Donna today, and she still recommends the Origin live tonearm. I found out that there are a number of upgrades for my 30 year old SOTA for about $3000 total, but I'll still have a 30yo turntable. I'm stepping back a bit, and considerin... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? I'm leaning toward the ARCRef3 phono. It may be expensive but apparently it's the best in the US and holds its value. It's a good mate for my ARC REF6 preamp. For a while, I thought that vinyl was fading, but it seems to be making a comeback. Au... |