My 2019 Update Thread - My final system I think.

[Ali Tait]

Looks very nice mate, look forward to a listen sometime.

[Gazjam]

Very nice mate. I'll be over for a listen as soon as...

[Gazjam]

Looks very nice mate, look forward to a listen sometime.

Next time your back up Ali, always good mate.

[AJSki2fly]

Looks good Gary, welcome to planet Pro-Ject. Their TTs and arms are pretty good IMHO, offering very good VFM. I believe the Xs are based on the Signature range., the carbon arm goes back to the Xperience TTs of some years I believe, they took a page out of Wilson Benesch book there, stiffer and less resonance.

If you have not already done so buy the upgrade 15v psu from them or run it from a linear PSU, it will be better again, I expect you already have.

You can definitely go to a very good cartridge on it, I would consider a Benz Micro or go up the Ortofon range to a Cadenza(you can get exchange deal from Ortofon).

Happy listening. [emoji3]

[Gazjam]

Cheers Adrian,

thats all good to know, thanks mate.
I prefer it to the Rega P10 have to say.

I'm enjoying playing vinyl more, which is what its all about.
Prefer the sound as well,
definately more "analogue" sounding than the Rega, which bordered on a very good CD player at times, but was missing the vinyl "thing" that makes it sound special.

Alls well but ends well.

[Gazjam]

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Pro-Ject Power Box RS2 Phono

Basically a 2 output 15V and 18V linear power supply for Pro-Jects hugher end turntables and phonostages.
For playing records I'm going all in on Pro-Ject "Balanced" analogue way of making music.

Had the Rega P10, but it never really gave me the vinyl "tingle" the way I'd hoped it would, more like a very resolving digital player, without the vinyl magic.
The Pro-Ject X8 turntable is better for that, whilst retaining 99% of the Rega's forensic detail and resolution.
Its a better deck IMO, noticably more so when its run fully balanced.

Both my phonostage and X8 turntable are powered by external power supplies,
the kit is supplied with pretty naff switching wall-wart supplies.

Previously I was powering the phono stage with a £40 bench supply from CPC, which was a big improvement over the supplied cheapo power brick.
The turntable, though, was ran from the supplied wall wart.

Also,
With the bench power supply there was a few times the Phonostage randomly just shut down which made the niggles at the back of my head prick up.
So reasons to go for the official Pro-Ject solution.
Made to get the best out my exact kit, it seemed a no brainer, though not a pocket money spend.
Ah well, all in I guess.

This linear power beastie from Pro-Ject can power them both, and on inspection the thing weighs a ton, has a chunky toroidal transformer and quality caps and great voltage regulation.
DC cables are impressively thick and heavy too, with good quality connectors.
It acts as an isolating transformer as well, kinda redundant I guess as I'll be powering it directly from hardwired balanced mains, but any extra layers of isolation from electrical mush is welcome.

All this stuff Matters for a power supply.

Build like a tank,
It has a 6mm aluminium faceplate, and (what feels like) at least 3mm metal casework.
Passes the knuckle tap test for sure.

So gonna plum it in later this evening and leave it warming up, get a good vinyl listening sesh at the weekend.
As always new products like this take a wee while to bed in properly,
but happy to let any goodness further down the road surprise me.

Just gonna play records and enjoy the music.


Cool.

[Jimbo]

Another nice addition to eek out the very last bit pf performance from the Project set up?

[struth]

another brick in the wall

[Gazjam]

Another nice addition to eek out the very last bit pf performance from the Project set up?

Ya.

[brian2957]

Looks like a nice bit of kit mate. Another visit long overdue