Update. I've just spent an incredibly enjoyable 5 hours of music. Beautiful sonics, pinpoint imaging - from the Carys! The Hiraga needs a bit of attention so I hooked up the Carys but changed the 6sl7 driver from the NOS tung sols I'd been using back to the original Phillips's jobs. Oh my - vocals to die for, a wide and deep soundstage blah blah. Okay this was on mainly female vocals/jazz but it was beautiful. Bass was full and articulate.
This might have something to do with the new Reed arm which is amazing in the mid and top end and very controlled in the bottom end. Maybe the sightly full bottom end of the Cary's balances this out.
Tomorrow I'll try something more demanding.... But it's got me thinking....
Technics SP10 mk2
Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
Miyajima Shilabe cart
Hashimoto HM-X SUT
Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
The Truth linestage
Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
Cary 805c SET amps
Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
Townshend Isolda speaker cables
Cardas Golden Presence interconnects