Downsizing, which TT should I keep

Posted by Gofast (A) on November 18, 2015 at 05:32:41

I have way too much equipment, and after a skiing injury, have not been listening much to music, certainly not obsessively as before. So it's time to downsize and zero in on the 'final system'.

Looking for opinions and suggestions.

Besides a whole mess of TTs in secondary systems, I have these 3 in my primary system. I need to keep only one. I've listed the tonearms that are mounted, but I can juggle them too.

- Oracle Premier III, external power supply, upgraded graphite platter and new springs etc, with Helios Orion arm, Audionote silver wiring.

- Voyd Valdi, original power supply (not split phase), with SME V gold lettering arm off an SME 30. vdH silver wiring.

- Linn LP12 (in name only), massively upgraded, Pink Triangle top plate with relocated motor at 7pm, carbon fibre subframe, Hercules power supply, Alphason HR100s tonearm (with Audio Origami wiring). Sounds very neutral, all the tubbiness of the Valhalla LP12 is gone.

I like them all, and cannot decide. I haven't used the LP12 in a while, so it should probably go. Between the Voyd and Oracle, I've use the Voyd more for rock (better bass), and the Oracle more for Jazz (wonderful detail in midrange and top), but it could be the arms and cartridges giving me those biases too.

Maybe I should sell them all and hunt down a 3 motor Voyd.

Thanks in advance, Samir.

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Topic - Downsizing, which TT should I keep - Gofast 05:32:41 11/18/15 (24)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - morricab 03:43:43 11/20/15 (2)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - Crazy Dave 10:15:14 11/25/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - A.Wayne 07:09:04 11/20/15 (0)

I've got the answer.... - MannyE 20:04:00 11/19/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - vinnie2 03:16:13 11/19/15 (0)

Sounds like your heart has already decided. - jusbe 16:21:26 11/18/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - Gofast 14:19:17 11/18/15 (1)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - Tre' 15:01:57 11/18/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - Kindablue 13:21:42 11/18/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - Crazy Dave 09:47:13 11/18/15 (0)

I agree with Opus... - John Elison 09:27:46 11/18/15 (0)

which TT should I keep - hifitommy 09:19:47 11/18/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - fstein 07:14:17 11/18/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - bill_stevenson@bellsouth.net 07:03:55 11/18/15 (7)

If you hit your friend,... - Lew 13:45:53 11/18/15 (1)

RE: If you hit your friend,... - throwback 05:13:28 11/19/15 (0)

RE: Downsizing, which TT should I keep - davidbeinct 11:40:02 11/18/15 (0)

Hmmmmmm... - musetap 10:06:37 11/18/15 (1)

RE: Hmmmmmm... - bill_stevenson@bellsouth.net 11:19:51 11/18/15 (0)

Using your method... - Mr. Dick Hertz 08:38:57 11/18/15 (1)

RE: Using your method... - bill_stevenson@bellsouth.net 09:04:28 11/18/15 (0)

Only you can answer the question. No one else can. /nt\ - Opus 33 1/3 06:47:59 11/18/15 (2)

+1 (nt) - vinyl survivor 11:31:29 11/18/15 (1)

RE: +1 (nt) - Kindablue 08:18:19 11/24/15 (0)

Downsizing, which TT should I keep

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