LOTUS HIFI
LOTUS Hifi
AC1 to AC3 ?
Well I've always been curious to do the demo and this weekend I got the chance as I took in a secondhand AC3 with the 3 motors.
I wasn't sure what to expect because comments and internet rants have always ranged from the "I couldn't tell and difference, its just a marketing ploy" to "the earth's axis altered slightly".
Well for me, in my system, the difference is quite marked and it's quite interesting to go back to all those early reviews and read what was said because they were mostly based on the AC3.
Better precision, quite a bit more focus, instruments and vocals are cleaner and more firmly locked in space and anchored down, with greater air around them and generally the table just sounds noticeably more metrononic and stable like the speed stability and unshakeable surefootedness of a CD player. Going back to the single motor afterwards is a bit of a downer with everything sounding all a bit vague and wooly by comparison. So yes, a big upgrade for me and I am reluctant to let the motors go.
Well I've always been curious to do the demo and this weekend I got the chance as I took in a secondhand AC3 with the 3 motors.
I wasn't sure what to expect because comments and internet rants have always ranged from the "I couldn't tell and difference, its just a marketing ploy" to "the earth's axis altered slightly".
Well for me, in my system, the difference is quite marked and it's quite interesting to go back to all those early reviews and read what was said because they were mostly based on the AC3.
Better precision, quite a bit more focus, instruments and vocals are cleaner and more firmly locked in space and anchored down, with greater air around them and generally the table just sounds noticeably more metrononic and stable like the speed stability and unshakeable surefootedness of a CD player. Going back to the single motor afterwards is a bit of a downer with everything sounding all a bit vague and wooly by comparison. So yes, a big upgrade for me and I am reluctant to let the motors go.