Arrived yesterday, first needle drop 1 this am.
It was a bugger to mount. Combination of cylindrical body and the stylus being completely invisible when playing music. But got there in the end.
There's an immediate sense of 'rightness'- a place for everything, and everything in its place.
Noticeable from the start a really strong central image, with harmonies and overdubs coming from the wings.
First track i played was 'if you want me to stay' by Sly and the Family Stone, it sounded as though the bass player was sitting between the speakers, providing propulsive drive, weight and sheer funkiness, with Sly alongside and locked into the groove at the piano.
Then came 'papa was a rolling stone' by the Temptations, as more voices joined it was again startling how immediate they were, as if the singers were standing by, abreast of the band and each vocalist sang from a new and distinct position, the soundstage gaining width with each new vocal line while still preserving the separate place from which the previous voice had come.
I'd write more but I'm too busy enjoying the music?
It was a bugger to mount. Combination of cylindrical body and the stylus being completely invisible when playing music. But got there in the end.
There's an immediate sense of 'rightness'- a place for everything, and everything in its place.
Noticeable from the start a really strong central image, with harmonies and overdubs coming from the wings.
First track i played was 'if you want me to stay' by Sly and the Family Stone, it sounded as though the bass player was sitting between the speakers, providing propulsive drive, weight and sheer funkiness, with Sly alongside and locked into the groove at the piano.
Then came 'papa was a rolling stone' by the Temptations, as more voices joined it was again startling how immediate they were, as if the singers were standing by, abreast of the band and each vocalist sang from a new and distinct position, the soundstage gaining width with each new vocal line while still preserving the separate place from which the previous voice had come.
I'd write more but I'm too busy enjoying the music?
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