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RE: Turntable good enough? - Harry. - 11-Dec-2015
I have spent the past week listening to a lot of vinyl (which is a change for me) and I have concluded that my previous reservations about the Radius deck were unfounded. I now believe that both the "thin" sound and the perceived speed fluctuations were largely down to the Corus cartridge. I am guessing that the Geiger 11 line stylus on the Corus was not ideal when playing warped or off centre records, of which I have many. Using a different MC cartridge (with simple elliptical stylus) has improved both of these aspects enormously. So I am in love with vinyl again! I have also tried an Audio Technica AT-F3 cartridge which sounds excellent.
The pulsing sound was eliminated by cancelling the WiFi signal. There is slightly more hiss than I recall with a MM cartridge, but not enough to worry me.
Back to my original question though. Is the Radius deck good enough for the rest of my system? I think the only answer is to audition some alternatives in the new year. In the meantime I can enjoy my old Frank and Dino LP's over Xmas!
RE: Turntable good enough? - Harry. - 12-Feb-2016
Well I did listen to a few decks over the past few months and finally went for a Project Xtension 10. The sound is the polar opposite from the Roksan: utterly stable speed, dark background, fine detail and huge bass. Not a fair comparison in all respects I know because the Ortofon is a vastly better cartridge than I was using before. I have been fiddling around with the loading and output settings on the D200 which is very easy. I do not totally agree with the Devialet default settings for the Ortofon.
In answer to my original question, I think you could probably use a very esoteric deck and cartridge with the D200, certainly the Xtension is now bettering all the other digital inputs I can muster.
RE: Turntable good enough? - Confused - 12-Feb-2016
(12-Feb-2016, 21:05)Harry. Wrote: Well I did listen to a few decks over the past few months and finally went for a Project Xtension 10. The sound is the polar opposite from the Roksan: utterly stable speed, dark background, fine detail and huge bass. Not a fair comparison in all respects I know because the Ortofon is a vastly better cartridge than I was using before. I have been fiddling around with the loading and output settings on the D200 which is very easy. I do not totally agree with the Devialet default settings for the Ortofon.
In answer to my original question, I think you could probably use a very esoteric deck and cartridge with the D200, certainly the Xtension is now bettering all the other digital inputs I can muster.
Welcome to the Pro-ject - Cadenza - Devialet club! I have certainly had many hours of fun with my similar combo. Enjoy!
RE: Turntable good enough? - Harry. - 12-Feb-2016
(12-Feb-2016, 21:36)Confused Wrote:(12-Feb-2016, 21:05)Harry. Wrote: Well I did listen to a few decks over the past few months and finally went for a Project Xtension 10. The sound is the polar opposite from the Roksan: utterly stable speed, dark background, fine detail and huge bass. Not a fair comparison in all respects I know because the Ortofon is a vastly better cartridge than I was using before. I have been fiddling around with the loading and output settings on the D200 which is very easy. I do not totally agree with the Devialet default settings for the Ortofon.
In answer to my original question, I think you could probably use a very esoteric deck and cartridge with the D200, certainly the Xtension is now bettering all the other digital inputs I can muster.
Welcome to the Pro-ject - Cadenza - Devialet club! I have certainly had many hours of fun with my similar combo. Enjoy!
Thanks Confused. I am certainly enjoying hearing some LP's I bought in the 70's and 80's in vastly improved sound. I think I may even give my early Motown singles a go at the weekend!