Quote Originally Posted by Bigbird View Post
This all looks great Chris and im glad to hear that its made positive improvements to the setup.

This has been the only part of my system that i haven’t bought into until last week when i took the plunge on a Merlin Scorpion 6 way mains block which is star wired, HCT cores and NAS noise reducing system etc etc. i also had made up some cables using some of the good quality MCRU cable and plugs.

Unfortunately im without a TT at the minute as ive sold the Linn and am in the final stages of putting together the new Garrard project so its looking like early feb before i get the chance to see what, if any improvements it will bring. The waiting is torture.

Anyway hope you had a good xmas and new year and are still enjoying the new cables

Cheers

Karl


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Hi Karl,

apologies for late reply, difficult enough catching up on normal work/life communications before I address the more important stuff!

Anyway, Christmas and new year were hectic with a 20 month old but we've emerged the other side so all is well thanks. I'm "still" in the final stages (must be by now!) of a house move so hopefully in a few weeks I will have a new listening area and I can go through all the joys of speaker placement and setup having gotten to a very nice place in my current environment . . . oh well sometimes change is unavoidable and does result in something even better.

Hope the same rings true for your new TT. I still love the sound of my LP12 but for some music my direct drive Audio Technica does seem to do some things better. If I were to reward it with a superior cart and phono stage I think it might better it in more areas . . . .

As for your power upgrades, if you didn't have much in regards to quality plugs/inlets/outlets and RFI filtering in there before it could make a very positive difference. If your mains is good however, it might not do a huge amount to improve things (not sure what the supply is like in Melbourne?!

At the moment I have my power amp coming from my "direct" outlet on my Schuko plug mains block and the pre-amp/DAC on the filtered outlets. It's the best combination for me but experimentation is needed as ever due to everyone's equipment/mains/environment being slightly different.

Hope the anticipation is worth the wait on your new TT. Looking forward to some pics and a report!

Cheers,

Chris