Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

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

Ha-ha-he man – please tell me my last post brought a couple ha-ha’s to you?

FWIW – the first time I saw that I almost soiled myself. I actually printed it off and put it on our fridge. I think it helped me to bring in one amp and one speaker. (grin)

Fyi –

Here is my ET2 and ET2.5 tuning information for various compliance cartridges from the last year. From a compliance high of 50 down to 10. And VTF’s of .8 gms to 2.1gms.

ET2 and ET2.5 Cartridge Setups

Richard – fwiw - I am getting excellent early results in my room with my low compliance XV1 and triple leaf spring. 2 fat and 2 skinny weights setup according to Dorothy. :^)

If you are the least bit curious I highly recommend you listen to your setup with a decoupled I-Beam – using a triple leaf spring and just the inert lead weights.
You could try this with and without your now famous lead spindle slug?

Two I Beams and 5 loose leaf springs to make up a double and triple leaf spring can be purchased from Bruce for a very nominal amount of money. Otherwise enjoy the tunes.

Cheers