Not unless they've used them with the same deck, tonearm and phono stage as the OP. There are too many variables but having heard both, I feel the Art is much better in outright quality.
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Not unless they've used them with the same deck, tonearm and phono stage as the OP. There are too many variables but having heard both, I feel the Art is much better in outright quality.
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According to the AT website the ART 9 is discontinued and is replaced by the AT-ART9XI, which for ease of mounting has threaded mounts. Price is increased from £900 to £1,299.99. That's quite a hike for a couple of threads which the original should have had to start with.
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Art9 without question. I am near retirement so I bought another to keep me in analogue heaven till......
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Mate you know what I’d go for without even asking
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I'm Clive.
I prefer my ML over my AT-OC9XSH.
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CABLES: Analogue: Speaker Atlas Mavros Grun. Interconnect - Atlas Mavros XLR x3, MCRU Silver Tonearm cable
Digital:Audioquest Carbon Ethernet x 4, Audioquest Carbon digital, English Electric 8Switch, Chord Optichord, Atlas Optical.
Mains: PS Audio Perfectwave AC-05 x 5, Isol-8 Powerline Extreme with Quantum Science yellow fuse on input cable, Sounds Fantastic 6way Mains Blocks.
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Not heard the ML but am currently using the Hana SL in preference to my AT33EV, the Hana is quite an improvement! In every way.
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I'm Adrian.
So Steve, what did you decide, did you try a Hana out from Ammonite Acoustics?Originally Posted by Floyddroid
Well? What should i buy? It's a lottery. Which one should i go for? let's put t to the vote.....
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