- Thread Author
- #1
So I got everything together and out of the boxes on Thursday , did a decent setup and received the last of the shipment Friday morn. Spent the rest of the day dialing the cartridge. And hardest for me was to setup the tonearm . Having only owned vpi in my life. I didn't realize the tonearm height was also something to adjust properly. So I messed with that for most of the day listening to different height positions and came up with a spot I like. Then After all that , I went back and re aligned the cartridge.
The table is very odd to say the least. The feet which there are only 3 are not actually connected to the table, but have long thin posts on top that slide up through a rubber channel and suspend the plinth . The motor is very cool and has a strobe that works with the ring clamp and has knobs to instantly adjust the motor to perfect speed. The motor sits away from the table and plugs in underneath the platter. That plug spins a spindle which in turn runs a belt that is all happening under the platter. So no motor vibration whatsoever can interfere with the operation.
The record weight is kinda funny looking with the big ball on top. But when you feel it you know why. It's dense heavy rubber , and the weight really makes the record stable on the platter. And I'm guessing the rubber weight has something g to do with deadening any vibration from the spindle. Fit and finish is very nice!!! The rubber /aluminum plinth is machined perfectly. The platter is heavy and thick and the soft rubber/cork mat is not removable.
The tonearm is different for me . No uni pivot just feels weird to me still.
But this is very nicely made, it does easily adjust up and down and the sound goes from thin and bright, to thick and muddy depending on where you set it. The vta is easily adjustable I'm tracking at 2.7 grams and it seems to be the best weight so far.
It also has an anti skate adjustment knob which I just put a touch up to keep pressure off the inner groove of the record. It feels shorter than just a 10" classic arm that I am used to. Even though it's 9".
The removable headshell is very cool the way you just twist the arm knob and it tightens to the armtube. I was skeptical of this and now that I see how it works I have no worries.
I do not like the straight din connection, which has to go up the bottom of the table and through the base into the bottom of the arm spindle. Which means to make a tight connection I have to pull the whole arm out of the base . My least favorite thing about this whole setup is that straight din.
Overall this is not as funny looking in person as it is in pics. Lol.
Now the sound , most of my listening has been while doing adjustments and
Now that it's setup i am busy and not home all weekend. So my serious listening has not begun yet and I will do a review on it as soon as I have a few hours on it.
But just for starters I'm very happy, it instantly seems darker backgrounds lead the way to a better more open soundstage. Much more inner detail . And one thing I'm shocked is the bass. It's not as deep as the vpi was but it's so much more defined and tightened up. I'm sure that also adds to the soundstage . I have not dialed in enough to go any deeper into a sound review yet. I bought so many new records for this day I still haven't went through the familiar records yet. I'm waiting for about 20-30 hours before I start seriously listening.
If you read all this thanks!!!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The table is very odd to say the least. The feet which there are only 3 are not actually connected to the table, but have long thin posts on top that slide up through a rubber channel and suspend the plinth . The motor is very cool and has a strobe that works with the ring clamp and has knobs to instantly adjust the motor to perfect speed. The motor sits away from the table and plugs in underneath the platter. That plug spins a spindle which in turn runs a belt that is all happening under the platter. So no motor vibration whatsoever can interfere with the operation.
The record weight is kinda funny looking with the big ball on top. But when you feel it you know why. It's dense heavy rubber , and the weight really makes the record stable on the platter. And I'm guessing the rubber weight has something g to do with deadening any vibration from the spindle. Fit and finish is very nice!!! The rubber /aluminum plinth is machined perfectly. The platter is heavy and thick and the soft rubber/cork mat is not removable.
The tonearm is different for me . No uni pivot just feels weird to me still.
But this is very nicely made, it does easily adjust up and down and the sound goes from thin and bright, to thick and muddy depending on where you set it. The vta is easily adjustable I'm tracking at 2.7 grams and it seems to be the best weight so far.
It also has an anti skate adjustment knob which I just put a touch up to keep pressure off the inner groove of the record. It feels shorter than just a 10" classic arm that I am used to. Even though it's 9".
The removable headshell is very cool the way you just twist the arm knob and it tightens to the armtube. I was skeptical of this and now that I see how it works I have no worries.
I do not like the straight din connection, which has to go up the bottom of the table and through the base into the bottom of the arm spindle. Which means to make a tight connection I have to pull the whole arm out of the base . My least favorite thing about this whole setup is that straight din.
Overall this is not as funny looking in person as it is in pics. Lol.
Now the sound , most of my listening has been while doing adjustments and
Now that it's setup i am busy and not home all weekend. So my serious listening has not begun yet and I will do a review on it as soon as I have a few hours on it.
But just for starters I'm very happy, it instantly seems darker backgrounds lead the way to a better more open soundstage. Much more inner detail . And one thing I'm shocked is the bass. It's not as deep as the vpi was but it's so much more defined and tightened up. I'm sure that also adds to the soundstage . I have not dialed in enough to go any deeper into a sound review yet. I bought so many new records for this day I still haven't went through the familiar records yet. I'm waiting for about 20-30 hours before I start seriously listening.
If you read all this thanks!!!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
as for the rack it is thick and stable but I'm thinking about painting it a different color. 
