Bob Edwards
pfm Member
So I swapped an AT VM95E into the Ekos, replacing the Grado Sonata. First record with the AT - Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life." Also last record with Grado. And I laughed out loud after the first couple of notes - the AT was that much better, right out of the box. It's actually in tune, for one thing, and it has bass and treble for another. Sure, it's a little splashy and stiff in the bass, but the musical communication is simply on another planet relative to the Grado.
Lots of turntable stuff coming - Karousel and Trampolin2 next Tuesday, a VM95ML coming tomorrow (Sunday). I had planned on using the ML until I figure out a longer term cartridge - OC9, ART9 (if I REALLY splurge), a used/retipped Linn Asaka/Karma/Troika, etc. So I'll wait and see how it breaks in - it needs it, with some obvious sibilance/splashyness in the treble and as mentioned above the bass/lower midrange sounds a bit stiff, for lack of a better word. But it has musical bounce and flow already out the ass!
For $69 USD I can't believe anything could touch it.
Lots of turntable stuff coming - Karousel and Trampolin2 next Tuesday, a VM95ML coming tomorrow (Sunday). I had planned on using the ML until I figure out a longer term cartridge - OC9, ART9 (if I REALLY splurge), a used/retipped Linn Asaka/Karma/Troika, etc. So I'll wait and see how it breaks in - it needs it, with some obvious sibilance/splashyness in the treble and as mentioned above the bass/lower midrange sounds a bit stiff, for lack of a better word. But it has musical bounce and flow already out the ass!
For $69 USD I can't believe anything could touch it.