Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

^^^ I think u mean Harry.... John.

Harry - I must be in a sarcastic mood today😈

Harry
The markets were in a very sarcastic mood today.
A whitewash win for Wallstreet. 8^(

So - for the musical fix now - my immediate play albums are arranged in 4 rows along the floor against the wall in room A. btw - Kitty likes to use them as a raised highway on the left side.

1st row music - makes me want to sing - sing out loud.

2nd row music - goes further and will even get me up and I do a little dance.

3rd row music - makes me fall to my knees and cry - hard - so hard I will get dehydrated. I will need "beverages" close by to re-hydrate. 8^0

4th row music - oh......we try not to go to this row too often - the words and music from this 4th row give one thoughts of revolting against the government .......and or the (spouse)..... same thing really, no?

Well - 3rd row it is.

Running with load is like running a race with your left foot on the
brake ....riding it - the more load the harder you push on the brakes. Now good brakes do win races, but they end up costing you a lot more in brake parts. :^)

so Free Willy I say !

Just being sarcastic .. enjoy the Allnic John.

John & Chris,
Yes, certainly, I'm using my ears.  I'm using the stock ET II wiring to a phono block and 1 ft of pure silver, uninsulated interconnect from the phono block to preamp.  I don't know the capacitance of the wire.  Sound is, however, very transparent.  As I think has already been mentioned here, loading can vary from one preamp to the next even using the same cartridge.  CAT recommends 47k for most all cartridges.  I may give 1000 ohm loads a shot just for comparison but I'm really happy straight in.🎶

I guess my sarcasm was a harbinger for the market.  A great day and I might have been able to get that Lyra Atlas.  I usually go with third row LPs.  Gives me an excuse to hydrate (red wine).  When I'm in a revolutionary mood I read a little Ayn Rand.🤑

Well guys,
Sorry for my mistake. I do know who everybody is.
Harry, whatever works for you is what's important.
I never could get used to the idea of the bypass loom straight to the preamp. I'm pretty satisfied with Bruce's very tiny litz wire  harness to the terminal. It's very easy to configure it not to influence the arm balance in any direction. From the terminal you can use what you want. I like that flexibility.
-No Braves tonight, and I guess I'll have to force myself to do some listening.
John, fellow obsessive 

 

I like that flexibility.

Ah, yes John, "flexibility" ........  and let's not forget

convenience. 

Is giving an audiophile options, a good thing ?

8^0

Hmmm, options for audiophiles.  Let me see now - Lighter weights all the way out or heavier weights closer in?  Tweak VTA a little up or a little down? Nudge the sub woofer volume a little up or a little down?  How about the crossover point of that sub?  Magnesium or carbon fiber arm wand?  Wire straight in to preamp or via phono block?  Now, how about that loading - 100, 1000, or 47k ohm?  Oh, yes, and most of these are interdependent - change one and you have to change them all.  Which to do first and which to do last.  Is the tracking force still correct?  Sure is fun ain't it?

"Oh, heck, Harry, Just listen to the music!"