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10k DACT SMD 21 Stepped Attenuator in a little black box to go with the ALPS 16 one I already have. £48 delivered.
Corrected.ATC SCM100ASL in piano black(2016, Recapped/serviced mk2 amp packs, Bass and Mid drivers upgraded/replaced to SL spec, Vifa HF replaced with Seas units), taken a while to dial them into my listening room(Tannoys are so much easier to position ....)
Enjoying them immensely. Ended up driving them via a Benchmark DAC2 in dac mode into a Mark Levinson 380S pre amp. The simpler and theoretically purer route via the BM as pre/dac was just a shade too clinical/sharp edged, the ML380S is just too good to part with, adding a smoother sweeter analogue sound and rounding things off nicely within the soundstage/mix.
A Teac PD-H500C CD player, on eBay for €170, to match my A-H500i integrated, €200. I was sincerely stupefied at the quality of the pair. As of today, I would never ever go back to 4-figures audio. These vintage electronics (the amp is a full dual mono circuit with a large toroidal transformer in a mid-size case) drive my Klipsch Heresy IIIs wonderfully. HiFi from before Naim & Linn should be seriously reconsidered. My opinion only, but a 55 years experience from my first stereo gramophone.
I have ordered an AT-VM95ml.
Its more nimble and pacey sounding than an Orbe, a good platform for the ART-9xa which itself is airy and very well resolved. I’m keen to swap the cart to see how much of the character is down to the TT rather than the cartridge. A very nicely conceived deck both in engineering terms and aesthetically. I like the sintered finish as well.Lovely, I prefer that finish to the polished (more) expensive models. I bet it sounds great?
Cheers BB
The VM95ML is to replace the AT100e. I've enjoyed this cartridge & was considering replacing the stylus with the VM nude elliptical equivalent (forget its designation). However, the VM95EN is cheaper than the EN stylus for the 100e, & I nearly went with it; but for a bit more the 95ML should have better performance & last twice as long - such is my understanding - for less than twice the price of the 95EN.And I have just received and fitted an AT-VM95EN
Should have replaced the knackered old K9 yonks ago: the difference is striking.