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SteveH1960
20-02-2020, 20:20
I’ve had the above tonearm on my Thorens TD-2030 for a couple of months, after “upgrading” from an OL Onyx. loved it detail and clarity but after an hour I got bored listening to music!! Cartridge is a Benz Micro Glider SL. I tried the copper spacer, suggested by Audiomods, sounded slightly better but still got bored. I bought an OL Encounter MkII, everything fell back into place and music is far from boring, bags of detail but still that bit of warmth that makes vinyl so special. I was very disappointed because the AMods arms look so good!


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moodybuilder
21-02-2020, 18:31
I also use the OL encounter think it’s a great arm, really musical with the detail as well , not heard the audio mods myself but read good reports, and yes they look great.

Jac Hawk
21-02-2020, 22:06
Get it upgraded to the series 6 it's well worth the investment

SteveH1960
22-02-2020, 17:33
I’ve now put the Series 5 on a Consonance Wax Engine after a bit of “fettling” with an upgraded DL-103 and it sounds great, smoother and not a brittleness to it like before. Not sure about the Series 6, I’ve got a pal in Bournemouth, the 6 lasted 2 days!! He’s gone back to his modded RB300.


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SteveH1960
22-02-2020, 17:35
A quick pick of the 5 on the Wax Engine.

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SteveH1960
22-02-2020, 19:10
Moodybuilder. I didn’t think there could be much of an improvement over the Onyx, which to me was better than both of the Audiomods I owned. Now I don’t think the Encounter can be bettered, compared to the Audiomods it looks simple, but it packs some weight behind the music and moves everything up a notch, great arm.



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Jac Hawk
22-02-2020, 21:13
I’ve now put the Series 5 on a Consonance Wax Engine after a bit of “fettling” with an upgraded DL-103 and it sounds great, smoother and not a brittleness to it like before. Not sure about the Series 6, I’ve got a pal in Bournemouth, the 6 lasted 2 days!! He’s gone back to his modded RB300.


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The Series 6 doesn't add any colouration like the Rega arm tube does, like all arms though it likes some cartridges better than others, to my ears it sounds very nice indeed. We are all different at the end of the day and what I like you can guarantee someone else won't, otherwise we would all have the same gear.