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Where are you? What mods have you done ?

I have been using these ET2's for over 9 years now.
I am still figuring them out and learning from them. They can be modified in so many ways. Bruce Thigpen laid down the GENIUS behind this tonearm over 20 years ago. Some of you have owned them for over 20 years !

Tell us your secrets.

New owners – what questions do you have ?

We may even be able to coax Bruce to post here. :^)

There are so many modifications that can be done.

Dressing of the wire with this arm is critical to get optimum sonics along with proper counterweight setup.

Let me start it off.

Please tell us what you have found to be the best wire for the ET-2 tonearm ? One that is pliable/doesn’t crink or curl. Whats the best way of dressing it so it doesn’t impact the arm. Through the spindle - Over the manifold - Below manifold ? What have you come up with ?

Ct0517 (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-02-12

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01-09-12 ****dampened it**** interesting! not the effect that the do ... Frogman

01-09-12 Btw, the key to using the damping trough is to allow the pad ... Frogman

01-09-12 For $15 bucks i am not going to mess around with this - i j ... Ct0517

01-09-12 Re i beam compliance i think what bruce is saying is he is ... Apbiii

01-09-12 For what it's worth, i have used this arm for about twenty t ... Frogman

01-09-12 The ears always rule. didn't mean to suggest otherwise. ... Apbiii

01-09-12 Well said! Frogman

01-09-12 Hi everyone, very interesting topic! i have obtained a used ... Thekong

01-10-12 Ketchup i originally tried the 0.003 wire(0.005 coated) fro ... Oilmanmojo

01-10-12 Thekong, congratulations! as should be clear so far, we feel ... Frogman

01-10-12 If you want to experiment with really low compliance tightly ... Apbiii

01-10-12 Frogman..good point on the wall mount, i usually check the t ... Slaw

01-11-12 Hi thekong welcome to the et2 et 2.5 music lover fraternity ... Ct0517

01-11-12 Ct0517, i still can't edit my virtual system. i emailed au ... Ketchup

01-11-12 Ok, i did some experimenting today with my set-up. first i r ... Slaw

01-11-12 Slaw, glad the changes yielded good results. you said: &qu ... Frogman

01-12-12 et2 damping trough hi frogman/slaw/others – what type of ... Ct0517

01-12-12 Chris... i still use the et supplied fluid. your observation ... Slaw

01-12-12 I am using the et supplied silicone fluid. Frogman

01-14-12 Et air pressure: i've experimented again. i understand othe ... Slaw

01-15-12 Not seeing the forest for the trees. sometimes the obvious i ... Ct0517

01-15-12 Hi frogman, for direct couple counterweight, i am thinking ... Thekong

01-17-12 How much weight can the et-2, et-2.5 designs carry on the i ... Ct0517

01-17-12 Ct0517, good info. what i would like to know is how to insp ... Ketchup

01-17-12 That last sentence should read, "maybe he could let us ... Ketchup

01-17-12 Can anyone describe the symptoms / downside of over pressure ... Apbiii

01-18-12 Can you visually inspect an et 2 manifold to determine what ... Ct0517

01-19-12 If one were to purchase a new et 2.5 today, can anyone recom ... Davidmag

01-19-12 Since no one has responded i will post my thoughts and see i ... Apbiii

01-19-12 Hi david - please tell us what moderately priced tt means -b ... Ct0517

01-19-12 Apbiii, i have never experienced what could be described as ... Frogman

01-19-12 when are you guys coming over? :-) siriusly -hehe- when i ... C1ferrari

01-19-12 Hi sam - welcome to the thread. the one where tonearm owners ... Ct0517

01-20-12 Hi chris, the pressure gauge indicates the wolfe-modified w ... C1ferrari

01-20-12 Chris, i love the empire. i think it is a terrific cartridge ... Frogman

01-20-12 C1 if you are really interested in visitors let me know, i w ... Apbiii

01-20-12 Hi frogman – with all the cartridges you must have heard ove ... Ct0517

01-21-12 Ct, please keep us posted re the use of the double spring. b ... Frogman

01-21-12 Hi dover – can you tell us more about this tuning of the et2 ... Ct0517

01-21-12 Hi ct0517, i'm very rusty since its about 15 years since i u ... Dover

01-21-12 Ct: as far as the high pressure manifols beiing "custom ... Slaw

01-21-12 Gotta love these mods that don't cost anything to try. wth - ... Ct0517

01-22-12 Slaw, while i agree overall with your comments re type of su ... Frogman

01-22-12 Frogman i do remember having an issue with air loss from the ... Apbiii

01-22-12 Frogman: you're right, i should say "in my system" ... Slaw

01-22-12 Dover, when you mentioned removing the heat shrink from the ... Ketchup

01-22-12: Dover
Ketchup, I used the ET2 before the magnesium arm wand came out. The arm was smooth and gumetal grey under the shrinkwrap. !st I removed the heatshrink, more agile sound, then I removed the foam inside the arm tube - lighter sound but much more transparent.
For the cartridge mount I carefully prised open the end of the arm, enough to get long nosed pliers onto the soft insert and pulled it out. Then I got a thin piece of carbin fibre, cut to size, then inserted it into arm with araldite and clamped the headshell until dry.
I never compared this to the magnesium arm.
Cheers
Dover (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-23-12 I have a very early et2, so early in fact it came with an et ... Apbiii

01-23-12 Slaw, apologies. in did not mean to come across as heavy han ... Frogman

01-23-12 Apbii, please describe that technique. thanks. Frogman

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