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  1. Etsuro Red Bordeaux "Special Edition" Moving Coil Cartridge

    Etsuro Red Bordeaux "Special Edition" Moving Coil Cartridge

    I have for sale an Etsuro Red Bordeaux "Special Edition" MC cartridge as supplied by Mik in the UK which has only 50 or so hours use. For further info please feel free to send me a pm
  2. DaVa Reference Cartridge with Tube PSU "New" £6,000

    DaVa Reference Cartridge with Tube PSU "New" £6,000

    I have for sale a brand new DaVa Reference cartridge with Tube PSU which was delivered to me by Darius some months ago. I ordered the cartridge late last year at a time when I was not entirely happy with the sound of my system. Since then I have made a few component changes and had Stirling...
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    Etsuro Gold MC Cartridge in house

    I used to own a Koetsu Coralstone until last year (not the diamond cantilever version), its a lovely thing but Mik’s description is spot on
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    Etsuro Gold MC Cartridge in house

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    Etsuro Gold MC Cartridge in house

    Particularly interested to read Mik’s observations as I recently went for an Opus after doing a compare v a CAR60 and Fuuga in my Kuzma 4 Point 14 and Monaco 2.0...all great cartridges but in my system the Opus really connected with me...funnily enough I used to have a PC1 and it never really...
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    Etsuro Gold MC Cartridge in house

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    First Sounds: Grand Prix Audio Monaco 2.0

    Yes a bit perverse but it works...I believe Kevin has experimented with various different types of battery for the Monaco...maybe Alvin will come up with an even better solution...all I would say to any Monaco TT owner is to try and hear for yourself
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    First Sounds: Grand Prix Audio Monaco 2.0

    Oh one other thing to mention is that the performance of the Monaco 2.0 is significantly elevated in terms of flow and body when the supplied switching power supply is exchanged for a battery supply (Optima Red Top Battery RTS 4.2) - I have to thank Kevin at Definitive Audio for the suggestion
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    First Sounds: Grand Prix Audio Monaco 2.0

    Hi I have the Monaco 2.0 with Kuzma 4 Point 14” and Opus 1....before that I had a Brinkmann Le Grange with upgraded sinus motor and Ront tube supply....I can only echo what jfrech says about the Monaco... Stirling Trayle did the final set up for me and all I will say is we both spent hours...
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    Hiring an external professional to tweak/optimize our audio systems?

    I engaged Stirling to set up my system in London...the results are beyond my expectations. I have Magico S7s in a smallish room and they now almost disappear. The improvements Stirling has wrought from my system exceed what I have been able to achieve from (expensive) component upgrades...quite...
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    Stirling Trayle Visit to UK

    Hi all, in case it might be of interest to members in the UK Stirling will be visiting the UK the w/c 13 May and has some availability later that week. If you are interested in engaging Stirling you can reach him via his website https://www.audiosystemsoptimized.com/
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    The Colibri “Master Signature”

    Does anyone have any insights into whether the Calibri "Master Sig" would work well in a Kuzma 4 Point 14inch tonearm? Thanks
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    Review: Grand Prix Audio • Monaco 2.0 Turntable

    Great thanks for sharing. Reason for asking is that some listeners of the earlier Monaco TTs seem to feel it is a bit on the lean/cool side. I heard the Monaco 2.0 for the first time in Munich this year and was blown away...it was playing in two completely different systems (both unfamiliar to...
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    Review: Grand Prix Audio • Monaco 2.0 Turntable

    Do you hear any difference in terms of the fullness of the bass/mid bass, slam/weight of sound and tonal density?
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    Where to go next after my VPI super scoutmaster??

    Tim I will be selling my Brinkmann Le Grange which has been upgraded with sinus motor and ront tube power supply...it is very close to the current Brinkmann Balance which Bonzo reviewed so favourably in his recent tt shootout. I will be keeping my Basis superarm. If you are interested you can...
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