Yes, that's exactly what I found when auditioning both a Lyra and the Transfig 10 years ago at a London dealer ... an easy decision to buy the Spirit for use on the SME 10/IV I had at the time.
Yes, that's exactly what I found when auditioning both a Lyra and the Transfig 10 years ago at a London dealer ... an easy decision to buy the Spirit for use on the SME 10/IV I had at the time.
Very nice indeed, I have a UA7 waiting to be used and run a UA-70 on my Denon DP80. Does the Orsonic headshell make any difference.
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
My system:
Analog sources: Basis 2001 signature + Vector 4 tonearm
Cartridges: koetsu Urushi Vermilion, Transfiguration Spirit, Ortofon MC-20 Super, Denon DL-103 SA
Digital source: Denon DVD A1 (modified by Aurion Audio) - Apple Mac Mini + Schiit Eitr
Phonostage: DIY Ear 834 clone + Denon HA 1000
Power Amp: Dsonic M3a-1500M *2
Preamp: Grandinote Proemio
Loudspeakers: Proac EBS
Last edited by drSM; 04-04-2017 at 09:30.
Thorens td124 mk2 / Bokrand AB309/ 103r
SLAT L75 / Jelco 850S / AT VM740ML
Marantz CD63 / Bluesound / Musical Paradise 701 II/ ESP 500Hz eXO / PL Prologue 4 and Nord 1UP amps / JK Wynn semiactive NS1000 upgrade
/ESP 700 Hz eXO / JBL 4333 components
AU111.....Terrific vintage integrated amp
Thanks Mr Moon
I ve spent money and agonising time getting it to where is shld be and it was worth it
The little bro AU70 a lovely little amp.
Mr Eu 73, i cant seem to see any pics of yr 124 that has received all these compliments
I am doing bit of work on one of mine, refurbing optimising the 3012 to the DL103R taking a lot of Marco's advice and to try to diminish the rumble and would love to see your 124 in its new plinth
thread http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...-SME-3012-mkII
Thanks
Shahrin
Thorens td124 mk2 / Bokrand AB309/ 103r
SLAT L75 / Jelco 850S / AT VM740ML
Marantz CD63 / Bluesound / Musical Paradise 701 II/ ESP 500Hz eXO / PL Prologue 4 and Nord 1UP amps / JK Wynn semiactive NS1000 upgrade
/ESP 700 Hz eXO / JBL 4333 components
My system:
Analog sources: Basis 2001 signature + Vector 4 tonearm
Cartridges: koetsu Urushi Vermilion, Transfiguration Spirit, Ortofon MC-20 Super, Denon DL-103 SA
Digital source: Denon DVD A1 (modified by Aurion Audio) - Apple Mac Mini + Schiit Eitr
Phonostage: DIY Ear 834 clone + Denon HA 1000
Power Amp: Dsonic M3a-1500M *2
Preamp: Grandinote Proemio
Loudspeakers: Proac EBS
Thorens td124 mk2 / Bokrand AB309/ 103r
SLAT L75 / Jelco 850S / AT VM740ML
Marantz CD63 / Bluesound / Musical Paradise 701 II/ ESP 500Hz eXO / PL Prologue 4 and Nord 1UP amps / JK Wynn semiactive NS1000 upgrade
/ESP 700 Hz eXO / JBL 4333 components
Hi Shahrin
I really like my 103SA, and it hould be like a 103R but with a different case.
But it is not a universal cartridge, it sounds very different when miunted on the Audiomods or the Stax tonearm, the best results are with the second.
And in my opinion it is a cartridge that likes to have a transformer/step up, to play at its best.
My system:
Analog sources: Basis 2001 signature + Vector 4 tonearm
Cartridges: koetsu Urushi Vermilion, Transfiguration Spirit, Ortofon MC-20 Super, Denon DL-103 SA
Digital source: Denon DVD A1 (modified by Aurion Audio) - Apple Mac Mini + Schiit Eitr
Phonostage: DIY Ear 834 clone + Denon HA 1000
Power Amp: Dsonic M3a-1500M *2
Preamp: Grandinote Proemio
Loudspeakers: Proac EBS
Thorens td124 mk2 / Bokrand AB309/ 103r
SLAT L75 / Jelco 850S / AT VM740ML
Marantz CD63 / Bluesound / Musical Paradise 701 II/ ESP 500Hz eXO / PL Prologue 4 and Nord 1UP amps / JK Wynn semiactive NS1000 upgrade
/ESP 700 Hz eXO / JBL 4333 components