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Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Thanks for your post. j 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Of course much more important is what effect do these eddy currents have - must have negative effects. Has it ever been objectified ? 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
"you misunderstand how it works". Not so. Please reread my post.I was referring specifically to the static effect - hold a magnet near apppropriate metal: does it have zero effect? 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
“Magnetic dampening will vary with the speed of horizontal motion whereas the added mass approach is simply increasing static inertia considerably.”"The magnetic dampening only commences its action once the arm starts moving, and is proportional t... 
Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm
the Studio's JVC motor was a good implementation, but the motor was unsophisticated.