Fab - thinking about getting some for late evening use at home. They review well and looks pleasing on the eye!
Yeh but they’re not in walnut!
Yeh but they’re not in walnut!
The ones I’d seen in the U.K. were all black, and much prefer the walnut finish. £270 here. Not sure how that compare to your side of the pond? Also after the Magni heresy as the Elex-R doesn’t have a headphone amp.Still walnut earcups, but yeah, a different finish. I'm happy with the Classics.
Yeah. I wonder if we are arriving at similar areas from different routes. Would love to be able to compare.
I haven't heard the Stellar Phono, so I won't speak to it's sound. BUT you should read the fine print a little closer on the PS Audio trade-ins. Still a great deal depending on the gear you have and what you are buying, but they will give you *up to* full retail value. Depends on the cost of what you are purchasing, but they won't give you more than 30% of the gear you are buying, regardless of trade in. Granted, in most cases that's still a pretty good deal. I don't think you'd get $750 for that NuWave anywhere else. But they aren't giving you $1800 if the Stellar is all that you're buying. You'd need to be spending at least $6K with them on the transaction to get the full retail trade-in of your NuWave. Having said that, if you were considering buying other PS Audio gear to accompany the Stellar, I would try to get it all at once to max out their trade-in program.
Just an update @Joe Mac as spoken to Analogue Seduction and after checking what setup I plan to use they recommended the 2M Blue and said they would be happy to fit it their end! There's also a promotion to get a free Spin-Clean with the X1 or X2 and considering I don't have a 'shop vac' am pretty chuffed as it was in my head but wanted to put the budget into the TT so had got a more standard cloth/brush/fluid kit. I know it's not meant to be perfect but will be useful to help batch clean those I already have when the Mofi inners arrive.
In addition, as I'm buying the 2M Blue Cartridge as well, they offered to take 5% off the top. Which is a decent chunk and much appreciated considering it wasn't necessary on their part. Friendly, reassuring and helpful customer support - it makes all the difference to my last order where I only received four word emails and persistently had to chase.
Really appreciate the heads up and thought it worth an update for some additional visibility on them!
Ahhhhh!!!!
So happy they're fitting the 2M Cartridge too. No doubt something I might attempt (or visit a store for assistance with post-lockdown) but was genuinely not looking forward to the idea of manually doing so so soon with it being a recommended addition. Extra time for them to do so isn't an issue as stand will likely take longer anyway!
Anyway sorry this is turning into a word salad but ahhhh sooooooo excited!!!
Oh Joe my poor heart can't take this. With it being £30 more on top it's certainly an option I could no doubt request to change as the order has just been placed. I did ring to see if it was an immediate "oh you definitely should" from their perspective but they advised to stick with the 2M Blue if I was uncertain (or lacking experience) between the two.
Oh Joe my poor heart can't take this. With it being £30 more on top it's certainly an option I could no doubt request to change as the order has just been placed. I did ring to see if it was an immediate "oh you definitely should" from their perspective but they advised to stick with the 2M Blue if I was uncertain (or lacking experience) between the two.
This isn't seen as a stupid move is it? Just want to get it right lol
That's great to hear on the Spin Clean! It's definitely my intention to have all my new records cleaned and put in sleeves before I put them to platter and may as well do all those I've got to date before settling in to enjoy. Don't want to start with a backlog!
Thank you, and I genuinely can't wait to be able to do so.
Haha thanks Joe. So many unknowns for me and they tend to plague my mind so appreciate the reassurance there! At the moment seems the cart is before the horse on the greener side of the grass post-purchase and pre-receipt. Had I gone for the Grado Gold I'd no doubt be wondering about the Blue as well (as you do so commonly see it recommended and regarded in the price range). So should instead be looking forward to enjoying one well recommended one before seeing if I'd like to try another down the line. It's a good position to be in and I'm fortunate to be able to start out with the setup I am!
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