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In Reply to: Just as a data point for me... posted by kurt s on April 20, 2007 at 20:21:58:
Sorry, I've never heard the 20 in anything resembling a familiar setting, and I've never crossed paths with a 30.I did have a chance to spend some quality time with the 10 with the stock M10 arm and a Lyra Helicon in a buddy's familiar system (I heard one with a Benz Ruby too, but the rest of the system wasn't familiar) and I guess I'm ambivalent about it. On the one hand, it was silky smooth, very detailed (perhaps bordering on analytical), "neutral," as far as I could tell, and seemed to keep the notes under very tight control, particularly the bass, which was taut, well-timed, and colorful, though it erred a little on the lean side.
On the other hand, it was a bit cool and, I dunno...business-like. I thought that the notes had their tails clipped, and it wasn't particularly ambient or atmospheric. Pacing was good, but rhythms seemed a little fussy, buttoned-down, or tight-assed. There wasn't much of what I call natural musical "flow" either; it wasn't mechanical, but neither was it particularly "organic."
Build quality was impressive, compact, and purely functional; no audiophool jewelry in sight, and overall - sans direct comparisons - I think I enjoyed it more than the equivalently-priced domestic 'tables I've heard from VPI, Basis, Sota, or Teres, but I doubt that I'd ever be tempted to buy one if a fortuitous windfall came my way; not when I could pick up something like an Avid Volvere or maybe even a Sequel for the same price.
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- Re: Just as a data point for me... - Fretless 18:10:17 04/21/07 (2)
- Thanks... - kurt s 18:46:49 04/21/07 (1)
- Re: Thanks... - Fretless 19:44:45 04/21/07 (0)