Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

Dover - It would be helpful to move this thread forward if you acknowledged the issues related to adding mass and move away from using examples, maths and quotes that are irrelevant and taken out of context.

Actually guys – RK and Dover. I say this with utmost respect. I don’t know about the others here but I am personally totally glazed over with these discussions – back and forth. I would prefer you take it offline?

You see I trust my ears for sound not theory. I don’t need approval of somebody for enjoying my hobby. But as this is a public chat forum and there may be others here that like to dwell in theory I Ieave you as be - this is my opinion only.

Dover - I am really looking forward to your direct experiences again with the the ET2. Or did you get a 2.5 ?

What type of pump are you going to be using?

Dover - ...........Stereophile testing.

What review was that Dover – can you point it out please?

From the one that I read.

From the Stereophile review - "As for other cartridges, I would like to see very specific suggestions from the manufacturer as to the proper combination and location of weights for a given cartridge. The arm is now too adjustable for the consumer or dealer who does not measure low frequency resonance, and I still do not fully understand how the location of the counterweight package best interacts with a given type and compliance of cartridge."

Or to narrow it down.

The arm is now too adjustable for the consumer or dealer who does not measure low frequency resonance

Well - to me it would seem a reviewer that doesn’t trust his own ears or maybe he was rushed on time? Or maybe he should just go seeDorothy

Based on that statement Dover they didn’t even get close.

Like the review that John referenced. Some nice measurements and good reading, but no mention of weight location or how many; counterweight tuning.

IMO – this ET2 and ET2.5 can be tuned to the rest of your room/gear. But you need to live with it for a while to build a reference point. Then you can start tuning. Most audiophile friends I know have no patience.

This is a question for RK and Dover.

Have either of you used a double and/or triple leaf spring with a Low Compliance cartridge on an ET2 with the weights positioned at the end of the decoupled IBeam?

RK - Further I now consider an oil trough to be manditory for this rig.

After some tweaking I am getting excellent results with the damping trough. When I used it years ago I was obviously slugging the paddle through too much oil ! I am only using 1 CC per Bruce’ instructions.

Bruce is clear in the damping trough documentation that the damping trough should NOT BE USED until one becomes familiar with the operation of the ET2 and ET 2.5 without the use of one first. The added benefit I find is the visual confirmation of levelness in the trough. , as the oil in the trough is obviously affected by gravity.

Richard - I don’t like words like mandatory and absolute in this hobby. What we are creating is make believe really? This is why I like to use words like Winnie the Pooh and Goldilocks in my system page :^)

Chris and others.
I can see how our discussion has become tedious for other readers. I apologize for this and will be more considerate moving forward.

On a bit of a side path. What happens when a new better piece of gear is installed, say new speakers.
We set them up, friends come around and after they are run in, all listener's agree that it is a big improvement. We all hear better this and more of that,......for awhile. Then it becomes the new normal and we go on the quest again for "more". Has anyone else thought that this hobby of ours is an addiction?

BTW
When Goldilocks dipped her toe in the bath, she found the temperature to be just right.

I must remember my lines
Richardkrebs .... has an increase of 6-12db at fundamental resonance
I must remember my lines
Richardkrebs .... has an increase of 6-12db at fundamental resonance
I must remember my lines
Richardkrebs .... has an increase of 6-12db at fundamental resonance
I must remember my lines ....................
Dover

Richardkrebs - Has anyone else thought that this hobby of ours is an addiction?

A strange phenomena in my household. Family members seem to think that addictions can be treated; It forced me to use a different tact. I now use the word disease instead in our house. For some reason I can’t explain, it is more effective