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RE: Quads and Cat

Posted by tedtag on January 1, 2017 at 04:31:03:
Right about the VPI Classic Signature with a 10.5 3D arm. This is a Fantastic table btw and to do any better I felt I really had to make a pretty big leap to the TechDas 3 price range. The VPI table stays in the current system with the JL7's and Quads. I'll probably end up with the GAT2 back in that system and put the Legend with the Giyas. At least I'll try that combination before anything else.

So its Quads, CAT JL7's, GAT2, Premier 15, VPI/3D arm, Koetsu Blue Lace in the Planar system and Giyas, CAT Statements, CAT Legend, TechDas 3, Graham Phantom Elite arm, TechDas cartridge (Air tight mod) in the dynamic system. I should have the dynamic system up and running in about 2 months. I have some more construction work to do with the new dedicated room all of this will be going in. Then I'll spend months dialing everything in all over again for the new system! In the mean time the Quad system just keeps getting better as it settles in. This will be one heck of a shoot out and could be sort of a revelatory experience about top of the line planars vs dynamics. Can't wait to get it all set up.

On another note...... With the Quad system, I have all my cables (power cords and interconnects) elevated on Shunyata cable lifts, except I didn't have enough lifts for the power cords to the Quads or the power cords to the JL7 amps. Well, I found some more older generation Shunyata lifts sitting in a closet and put them in the system and wow what an immediate difference that made.

An entire layer of glaze that I did not know was there just disappeared! This turned out to be a serious tweak in my system for whatever reason because I thought the system had already reached maximum transparency. With that glaze removed, a lot more detail is coming through, and it just draws you into the music even more. I'm hearing things on recordings that I had no idea were even there. The piano peddles, chairs moving, lip smacking, breathing, etc that I had not heard before. I did hear some of that before, but I'd say its more than doubled. And all of that means more music as the detail just draws you in. Totally compelling and who would have known if I didn't try those lifts.

Interesting work by your modster friend Satie! Sounds like some serious internal surgery on that preamp. Way past my entry level knowledge of this sport. Good luck with your preamp mods too and hope all that works out. Also, I'm still processing your post sent PM and will be back on that later this weekend. Take care.