Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

Kevin,
That's an ET 1.0 tonearm on the SOTA.
Bruce' first version not counting his early work collaboration with Mapleknoll. IMO- that's more for the collector.

But we know how collectors are .. very few ET1's around. So price wise? .....whatever a collector is willing to pay.

I would be jumping on the ET 2.5 w/Mag Wand. That person selling knows not what he is selling - it probably came from an estate. Just sell the turntable ........if only the tonearm is of interest.

I didn't mention it to you privately as you had just bought speakers. 8^0

Cheers Chris 

Chris
If that is the case and depending what the reverb seller would drop too it sounds like an excellent buy.
Lol, what's money, when it's gone it's gone!

Kevin unlike most of the readers and posters on this thread, including myself; you are in a very unique, and envious position I must say, (probably to the owners of ET 2’s and ET speaker products), to be able to contact Bruce, take the short drive, and see Version 2 of the ET tonearm in action. When you witness and feel, first hand the action of the bearing, you will understand how extraordinary it is, compared to other air bearings.

Regarding those two linked ET tonearms/tables for sale - I myself don’t buy anything unless I perceive it as a deal. Now something can become a deal for me, if I know I can personally sell (easily) part of the package that doesn’t interest me.

Caveat
For someone like yourself, coming from long time experience with only pivot tonearms, it is IMO, important that the person be the personality type to see "OUTSIDE" the Box, and to be able to see, work and play ......"straight".

A straight line is demanded for proper operation, whether we are talking about how the tonearm tracks, or how level it needs to be. 8^0

Chris,

Seems like a great buy on the arm. That pump doesn't have enough output for a high pressure manifold, does it? The surge tank, at this point would not be safe run at higher psi, as they weaken over time.

A few comments about the offered arms:
- the ET one is a good choice for a low to medium compliance cartridge, usually a MC. I think the bearing was almost  (?) as high quality as the "low pressure" ET2 bearing. The bearing (and the headshell / arm / bearing connection) is less stiff than the ET 2.5 though.
The main advantage of the ET 2 and ET 2.5 is that they are more adaptable (than most any arm on the market except the Mörch).
- Surge tank: My Airtech tanks end caps broke during a long time of being stored away. My replacement was a standard HDPE gasoline tank, 10l (ca. 2 gallons) with two 5mm holes drilled in the screw cap, with silicone tubing entering each hole, one with a short piece entering the tank, one with a long piece touching the "floor". The tank is filled with polyacryl wool for damping. The seam of screw cap / tubing then is "glued" with hot glue. This stays air tight since 10-15 years, and i's cost were almost nothing.
- My original ET pump with ET 2 arm gave  ca. 0.25 to 0.3 Bar. With the improved tightness of the ET2.5 air bearing I'd expect 0.4 Bar. This is at least enough for a (well) "working" bearing. My high pressure manifold still runs at 0.15 Bar - much better than the original "low pressure" ET 2 bearing!