Incoming! The New Equipment Thread

Ghost said:
A friend of mine is going to lend me his outgoing E.A.R Phono Classic. Excited to see how it compares to the Sutherland Insight!

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That’s the phono stage I have on order! It’s called the phono box over here. Although I bought an MM one and SUT because supposedly the SUT built in to the MM/MC model is pretty basic.
 
Ghost said:
Woah! Small world. When are you supposed to get yours??
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It’s on back order, placed my order on 21/11 so hoping it’s going to be ready imminently!

OMC said:
Aren’t all SUTs pretty basic? 😉😁
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The stereophile review said getting the cheaper MM one and investing even the €600 difference in a dedicated SUT was a big jump. Obviously the better the SUT above that better again!
 
I tried the separate SUT and MM phono combo, but I got ground loops I could not get rid of. The headaches went away when I replaced them with a phono with a built-in SUT. YMMV…
 
Joe Mac said:
It’s on back order, placed my order on 21/11 so hoping it’s going to be ready imminently!



The stereophile review said getting the cheaper MM one and investing even the €600 difference in a dedicated SUT was a big jump. Obviously the better the SUT above that better again!
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My comment referred to the basic construction of an SUT that doesn’t having any active parts and is quite simple. Core, wire and skill of the constructor dictates the performance quality - and price.
 
Slimwhit33 said:
The Insight is such a special phono stage. Gonna be tough to beat. Look forward to hearing how it all turns out!
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Agreed. I’d be surprised if I’m itching to keep it, although I’m curious about what introducing tubes in the chain is going to do for the sound upstream. Might end up being quite nice! Never heard any tube stuff before in my space.
 
Ghost said:
Agreed. I’d be surprised if I’m itching to keep it, although I’m curious about what introducing tubes in the chain is going to do for the sound upstream. Might end up being quite nice! Never heard any tube stuff before in my space.
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They have the biggest impact with those small little gain tubes in things like this. I’m really excited to get mine and to hear what it sounds like in my system!
 
Joe Mac said:
The eversolo on top is a streamer with an inbuilt DAC. I’m guessing @Slimwhit33 is bypassing its internal DAC and connecting to the Luxman DAC by USB.

I have something similar planned longer term.
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Mather said:
Ok, possibly stupid question but... is that a DAC on top of another DAC?
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Correct Joe Mac…. I’ve been using the A8 alone for a few days and am now seeing if I prefer the Luxman DAC with the A8 solely as a streamer.

The plan is to compare the two over the next couple weeks. If I prefer the A8 alone, the Luxman will go back. If I prefer the Luxman DAC, I will likely return the A8 and get an A6…
 
Slimwhit33 said:
Correct Joe Mac…. I’ve been using the A8 alone for a few days and am now seeing if I prefer the Luxman DAC with the A8 solely as a streamer.

The plan is to compare the two over the next couple weeks. If I prefer the A8 alone, the Luxman will go back. If I prefer the Luxman DAC, I will likely return the A8 and get an A6…
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Man where do you guys buy from that you can just test and return this stuff so easily?
 
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