eminent technology 2 setup help

Mike, i think that i have the ET set-up jig somewhere around here. I'll take a look for it this weekend and get back to you. That is, if you're interested.

As far as the link that Johnnatias provided, it does work without problems. You might want to make sure that your Adobe Acrobat is up to current spec i.e. download the updated version. When i clicked on the link, it downloaded 68 pages of PDF files. You better have a fast connection and a fresh printer cartridge / plenty of paper if you want to download and print this. For your convenience, i've provided a direct clickable link. Sean
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ET II manual

PS... Does anybody know what this person is referencing in the link title i.e. writing entries in the diary? Wanna take a guess???

If you continue to have trouble downloading the manual, try "save target as" (if using Internet Explorer) and save to a file first, then open it.

BTW, for leveling the tonearm, a great tool is a blank-sided LP, e.g., a multi-record set with the final side left blank, or some of the single-sided 45 rpm discs (but only those with **smooth** blank sides!). You'll be looking to accomplish neutral drift with the LP spinning and the stylus lowered onto the surface of the LP. The other alternative is to use a bit of electrician's putty (or mortite) added to the counterbalance weights to bring the arm to a neutral balance, and then check for drift with the stylus floating in the air.

As noted by Dcaudio, using the turntable feet to level the arm works well, but make sure you've first setup the arm with the arm pillar perfectly perpendicular to the surface of the platter or you may find that your VTA changes as the arm crosses the surface of the record because, while the arm is perfectly level, it doesn't run at the same height across the entire LP.

What table are you setting the arm up on? Some tables work well, others are an absolute pain! Rushton offers the simplest advice and it works well if the table is predrilled.

this is a email from Rushton that is very usefull.. Thank you !!!!

The nice thing about a tangential tracking tonearm is that the cartridge
setup is very straight forward. The only alignment tool you need is a
scribed line from the spindle out to the edge of the platter. This is
provided by the plastic alignment card ("stylus reference gauge") I
mentioned in my first post - it came with the arm originally. If you don't
have one, you can make one from cardboard with some care.

Use this scribed line to set the cartridge overhang. The stylus should
track the line all along its length from spindle to outer edge of the
platter. Make the adjusment by extending or contracting the length of the
armtube.

Look at pages 7 and 24 of the manual (as numbered on the page itself) to
see a drawing of this and for a more detailed explanation for using the
gauge.

Once the the right arm tube length (for correct cartridge overhang) is
determined, mark the arm tube with a piece of tape and set the azimuth.

Azimuth is adjusted by rotating the armtube and by twisting the cartridge
body around its mounting screws (if needed). The technique for determining
correct azimuth is the same as with any privoted arm. As you know, the
point is to get the sylus perfectly perpendicular in the groove walls. The
point of mentioning this is to highlight that relying on the the outside
edges of the cartridge body (as done when using the jig Sean mentioned)
can be misleading. The only thing that matters is the alignment of the
stylus in the groove, and stylii and cantilevers can be assembled not in
alignment with the cartridge body.

Do pay attention to the discussion in the manual of "adjustable effective
mass." That will affect the sound of the cartridge/arm combination. The
correct solution varies by cartridge. I used Grado cartridges (TLZ, XTZ
and Reference), and I always found the best sound was with the lighter
counter weights moved as far away from the spindle as possible.

btw,

i am using it with a sota turntable that has a predrilled arm board.

thanks for your help !!!

best regards,

mike