Analog Compares with Cessaro Zeta

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Additionally, Bill lost the red sparrow magic after he moved to the horning sati and SME V
 

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Thales statement is getting thunderous bass with it on Magico M9 with the subs
I heard red sparrow on Thales couple of times. very mediocre, nothing special. IMHO Thales is not a perfect match for red sparrow. considering good synergy between linear tracker and red sparrow I thought maybe red sparrow needs too much damping on the tonearm.
 
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Additionally, on A2B2 which is the piano video, the vyger RS leading attack is also better, which is actually a vdh strength.

also note the nuances in A1, the inflections, as well as on all the other jazz videos on the other thread, which is usually a vdh strength. That liveliness and impact is also a vdh strength. So you can imagine how good the vyger RS is. It is not like this is against a koetsu with a mismatched arm
 
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I heard the Sparrow in my system and also found it to be a little thin and lacking in the bass. I also could not get rid of a slight hum.
 

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I heard the Sparrow in my system and also found it to be a little thin and lacking in the bass. I also could not get rid of a slight hum.

what arm and phono
 

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Vyger Red Sparrow. 3/3. Vs Techdas AF3 premium with SME 3012r and Master Signature Stradivarius. We preferred that much more due to the flow and just getting into the music. While the vdh also sounds great, it does have some stop start, and the flow is what I prefer on the Vyger. Also on B2 you can hear just so much more into piano. And on A3, the cello at the end flows more.

Pics here https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/zero-distortion-vyger.35529/post-841804
The Vyger Red Sparrow is just in the flow better… tracks the performance more immediately and just more in tune with the performance… makes this the more connective combination, very impressed but also super impressed with Jeroen’s system as a whole, these are great video shares thanks Ked.
 
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The Vyger Red Sparrow is just in the flow better… tracks the performance more immediately and in tune with the performance… makes it the more connective combination, very impressed but also super impressed with Jeroen’s system as a whole, these are great video shares thanks Ked

That's the ideal assessment. I am glad I could capture these videos to highlight that. Your comment gets the whole point of it. It ticks the attributes and gets into the musical flow most naturally causing the emotion. While listening it becomes so obvious I thought taking it on video might make it clear, but the level of insight and feedback through videos of people who have no experience with it is higher than I expected. Another guy not on the forum also got 4/4 for Vyger, and he has never heard it in person. Awsmone also selected Vyger on all.

TZBC 4/4 Vyger. Only digital people like Jazzhead 3/4 Vyger, samsoum 4/4 Vyger.
 
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That's the ideal assessment. I am glad I could capture these videos to highlight that. Your comment gets the whole point of it. It ticks the attributes and gets into the musical flow most naturally causing the emotion. While listening it becomes so obvious I thought taking it on video might make it clear, but the level of insight and feedback through videos of people who have no experience with it is higher than I expected. Another guy not on the forum also got 4/4 for Vyger, and he has never heard it in person. Awsmone also selected Vyger on all.

I am waiting for a VYGER video from Bob west coast.

How does the third table sound compared to the other two?
 

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I am waiting for a VYGER video from Bob west coast.

How does the third table sound compared to the other two?

The Grado Epoch 3 cart was very good. I think it will work for Ron. I haven't compared it to Opus but Jeroen did and he rates Opus 8 on 10 and Grado 9, and both he and I feel vdh, and Vyger RS can go above 10 (and I feel same about DaVa). All of his sources were good.
 
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And we now have the Red Sparrow with vyger on Magico M9 at Rhapsody Dallas. Will be interesting to hear the combo on something different from SETs horns

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