12-Dec-2018, 20:31
(This post was last modified: 12-Dec-2018, 21:08 by Dannythered.
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(12-Dec-2018, 01:23)Finn Wrote: Waithing too hear about your phonostage .Dannythered .
Hey Finn, I installed the phonostage on Monday, my system is in a temporary location for now whilst I await building works to commence and finish next year. Firstly, I detected a low level hum at -5db with my ear to the speaker but the stage is right next to the arm so not ideal, I cued my first record, Aerial by Kate Bush the remastered latest edition and spent some time listening at sensible levels, the sound was excellent with a great soundstage and tight bass and great treble, however as the evening proceeded sound levels went up and eventually the two lower drivers of my Focals were dancing in and out frenetically as I’ve never seen before, so much so that the bass was causing my sons TV in the room above to vibrate and jump, not often that your kids tell you to turn the music down! The Hi-Fi room has a suspended wooden floor over a cellar so I’m guessing the cartridge was picking up bass from the speakers and amplifying it, the bass wasn’t overwhelming where I was listening from however.
In short my partner and I thought the reproduction of sound was fantastic but I’m concerned about damaging my speakers. This weekend I will reintroduce the Devialet phonostage and see if this situation recurs. My new room will have a solid floor so should negate this feedback issue.
Quick update, reduced bass to -5.0db and this has helped.
Mac mini -> Roon ->Devialet expert pro 1000 via Roon Air Ethernet, Chord Signature Digital Tuned Array, Clearaudio Champion Level 2, Dynavector DV-20X2L, Focal Sopra 2, Transparent Musicwave super speaker cables.
