Early wood trim version looked ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
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Early wood trim version looked ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
Yes, it did but plain and simple.
Personally I liked the CQ30 I used to own - thought it was very nice and sounded very pleasant indeed.
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Originally Posted by Beobloke
Care to list any of the ones it showed up, in your opinion? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
Marco.
According to some old rag, I think it might have been Hi-Fi Answers, the Planar 2/3 easily showed up the Nakamichi TX-1000.
Didn't you listen to one of those recently, Marco? What did you think of it? ;)
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Lol! I sincerely hope it's not more of that nonsense. I would hope that Dave knows better! :lol:
Some deluded fool on pfm said something similar a while back about a P2 and another top-notch Jap D/D deck. I forget which one it was. The trouble is their heads are so full of the old blinkered flat-earth nonsense that they're incapable of judging what they're hearing properly!
Yes, I liked the Nakamichi, but much preferred the L-07D, more than likely because I'm not a massive fan of modern SME arms (a 312S was fitted to the Nak), as I feel that they portray music in a way which is a bit too 'polite' for my tastes. I find 12" arms sometimes a bit like this too. They're undeniably more 'accurate', but similar quality 9" arms to my ears have more verve and immediacy.
I realise that this is sometimes a synergy thing too, but I've heard that sonic signature before with modern SMEs on a number of T/Ts. I put it down mainly to the Magnesium armtube damping the sound too much. Sometimes you can over control resonance and strangle dynamics in the process. I think that Magnesium is an excellent material for a headshell, but over-eggs the pudding too much on a full armtube. That's my theory, anyway.
It would be interesting to compare an M2-12R fitted with a quality magnesium headshell, instead of the rather flumsy one supplied as standard, against a 312S, using the same cartridge, and see what the results were. I think that some would be surprised!
The L-07D was much more fun to listen to - it had more 'get up and go' and boogied more, which I like. The Nak/SME/Zyx portrayed the music as 'all present and correct', but it was a somewhat 'sober' listen, whereas the L-07D make you want to get up and dance! It sounded remarkably close to my modded Techie in that respect, as it has a similar fun-factor. Both decks were close, but the L-07D edged it in the final analysis.
That's a précis - you'll get the in-depth stuff when I finish the report! ;)
Marco.
Can i just say i would buy an old Rega Planer 3/R200 over thos aswell.
Lol - have you actually heard any of them at length, dude, and done a back-to-back comparison with a Rega in the same system, or are you just allowing your bias against Jap D/Ds to influence your opinion? ;)
Marco.
Word of the day!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco