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| Linear tracking arms and compliance... Atmasphere,Hasn't Eminent Technology resolved both issues? The bearing is definitely in the plane of the LP, no question there. ET has also come up with a decoupled counterweight system which reduces the horizontal effective mass of the arm, but p... | |
| Simaudio doesnt stock parts for discontinued produ I would hope that if I could have used the new one, Simaudio would have said so. Whatever, its not that important to me looks wise, just surprised, thats all.I actually meant that you could buy a used one here on Audiogon and swap the faces. It sh... | |
| Simaudio doesnt stock parts for discontinued produ I agree that the situation sucks. If you can't get the face plate, there are two options (one rather bold).1) Buy another one and sell yours (I did this with my CD player to get the one with the black face) or;2) Have the face plate refinished (sa... | |
| How Do You Pronounce Thiel? The receptionist, I believe, has a Kentucky accent, and it comes out "Till." But everyone is correct, it's like the color. | |
| How Do You Pronounce Thiel? Call them and find out what the receptionist says when she answers the phone. It's neither! | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Ct0517,I still can't edit my virtual system. I emailed Audiogon about it on the 9th and they said that they will forward my problem to their programmers. I'm sure they have bigger problems to address right now, but a few more emails from other use... | |
| VPI TNT Bearing question Brf,It's probably very hard to say. You would first need to know the bearing clearances that VPI is shooting for (it will be a range). For instance, if the bearing clearances are 0.0010", is 0.0015" acceptable or does VPI try to keep it to within ... | |
| Affordable electronics to suit Thiel 3.5 speakers Clifwst,Are you saying that your 3.5s were 7' apart and you sat 10' from them? Did you have any acoustic treatments on the first reflection points? How would you describe the soundstage and imaging? | |
| VPI TNT Bearing question I am not sure if your could get the appropriate torque without stripping the soft aluminum threadsDoes VPI give a torque spec for any of their bearings? If you were to strip aluminum threads tightening any component on a turntable you are applying... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners You can also buy shim stock in just about any thickness to make your own. I have bought it from Mcmaster-Carr in the past to use for other things. Search for "shim stock". | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners The whole paragraph from page 9 of the manual:"The effective mass of the arm horizontally is equal to the sum of its component parts. (It does not pivot) It needs to be as light as possible for low mass, however, making the arm too light sacrifice... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners it needs to be as light as possible for low mass, however, making the arm too light sacrifices rigidity.I think what he's talking about here is the construction of the arm itself. If you make the arm too light by making the spindle wall thinner an... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Oilmanmojo,Thanks a lot for posting about your tonearm wire. I just want to get something straight, though. You said you bought 0.015", 0.010", 0.005" diameter wire from A-M Systems. In your system page, you mentioned using 0.003" wire in your ton... | |
| Pressing Issues Elizabeth,I was going to say the exact same thing, but yo beat me to it. If the pre-echo plays at anything less that one full rotation of the LP before the actual sound, it's not a vinyl issue. It's bleed through. My reel to reel tapes consistentl... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris,Funny, this morning I happened to see the post where I got the Phoenix Wire idea from. It came from Oilmanmojo here:New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice He gives another source for wire- A-M Systems |