Frogman, I can only second what you wrote! To hear the elimination of contacts or to compare different connectors under controlled listening tests has been my most educating experience in audio. I think the effect of contacts on sound quality are highly underrated. I guess that from the omnipresence of brass based "professional gold" contacts in a wide field of the audiophile market. Listen once, never return back.I was an anti-WBT low-budget "snob" :-) but the copper based WBT RCA connectors and the Clearaudio MPC were hugely better than any silver- or gold-plated brass connector back when I compared these (with ca. 7 identically constructed & oriented silver interconnects). Yo don't get what you haven't paid for - except for soldering directly!
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
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 ?
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I made the same change after seeing the nice "loom" made by Take-5 that one of you posted years ago, ordered the Cardas wire, clips and plugs and did my own, my tips on the RCA were not as nice looking, but still functional. Later, bought a second wand from Bruce and made my own new loom with Litz wire I acquired from Trans-fi (the Terminator guy, Vic), he has a smoking deal on kits with clips and reasonably priced wire. Now I can swap cartridges and/or wire much easier, currently very happy with the Litz / Ortrofon Quintet Black combo. |
Audio setup can be like a jungle. Running your setup with a Straight Shot To Preamp "Unshielded Loom", is akin to ....running through the woods naked. Free Willy. Well.... maybe some running shoes. In both cases try to keep the run / loom short for best results, and with running - best not to Free Willy in May when the blackflies are hovering. |
Hello all, Been away for a while. Spring has arrived in Western Carolina and my mini farm has been demanding attention. John, I don't know what Calypsos and Callistos are so I guess I don't have either. Enlighten me. I agree, with my Delos level and all other parameters set I find myself playing with VTA less and less. Chirs, My complaints were just poking fun at myself. All of these choices/tweaks, aside from being a great learning experience, have brought me a whole lot of great listening. I agree, don't start playing with the sub until everything else is set up to your liking. I don't run my sub from the preamp and only use the crossover in the sub for setting the upper limit for sub. Main speakers are driven directly from power amp and sub driven from power amp to high level inputs on sub. You straight in loom guys are ganging up on me. It's not that I don't believe you. I'm just intimidated by the thought of all that loose wire hanging all over my ET II. Bill Evans is calling, Harry |
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