Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

I have converted. To an out “e” from and in “e”
The attached pic shows my temp setup before/after - along with the lowered lead weights as well.

http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/i/f/1365100316.jpg

The pic is at a bit of angle and not horizontal.

It’s a subtle change with the lead weights in the positioning but musically very evident in my room. I increased the VTF by doing this and had to move the weights back. I also had the wiring off the armtube totally and it sounded good but I felt it was an incident waiting to happen with me personally. Especially with those Downunder wines.

I did a crude braid on the wiring in the photo only to the end of the armtube. They are then separated. They affect the arm less this way.

I knew there were two things for sure in life I was no good at. Tying a tie and making a smooth bed. Now I know there are three. Making a nice braid. Will ask my daughter for help with the braiding when she comes home from university. My wife is just shaking her head. She has learned to stay 6 feet away from the turntable at all times.

Fwiw –

From my own personal experiences a happy face loop works better than an upside down one for ET2, ET 2.5 as they are designed to be free and IMO it has less effect on the tonearm.

The upside down loops I have used all forced me to use more rigid materials for support and affected arm movement.

One example of this with me.

http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/i/f/1325532980.jpg

The air tube and wiring are part of other air bearing tonearm designs for damping as we have learned here. Choose your own poison.

I also position my preamp higher than the wires right next to them so there is a natural happy face loop going to it.

Cheers

John47
What has become a staple is Taylors Shiraz, preferably 3 to 5 yrs old

Thanks for the recommendation John !

Guys - I will reveal the answer to the trivia questions tomorrow morning. Any guesses ?

Dover - you probably know the answer as you were a dealer/distributor - don't give the answer away.

Cheers

Not an audiophile! Never mind.

But I do know what 'diatribe' means:

"A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something."

Yes, John47, diatribe does indeed describe your contributions to this thread. However, please continue to waste more of our time posting your vitriol as this appears to be your preoccupation.

ET1 was introduced in 1983, ET2 in 1985. I would guess that by the end of the second year after the 2 was introduced, the ratio of ET2/ET1 sold was already 20/1 simce the 2 was much more popular. I would guess that by the end of 1987 (1988+ would no longer be mid-eighties?) 400 ET2's had been sold. Just a wild guess.