How are you going to be using this one as a alternative /backup to your Prima Luna ? I considered the MF Kevin was blowing out a few years ago.Oops, originally posted in the wrong place.
Stuned! Ordered less than 24 hours ago and here it is.
.........was not expecting the "heft" this thing has, that being said, it sure is a looker in my opinion. Sleek, clean and simple
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Oops, originally posted in the wrong place.
Stuned! Ordered less than 24 hours ago and here it is.
.........was not expecting the "heft" this thing has, that being said, it sure is a looker in my opinion. Sleek, clean and simple
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Well, this was actually replacing the NAD on my second system, BUT, it looks like it's going back. This was a demo and once I got it hooked up, the left channel wasn't working. Of course they offered to look at it and see if it's a simple fix, but I'm not willing to take that chance and have something else go wrong later on.
I replaced my NAD with a used Bryston B100-SST last year, if you are considering alternatives. The integrated phono is stunning. The whole preamp section is exceptionally clean and noise free. The unit cost not much more than a used BP-1.5 phono alone. The drawback is that the phono input is MM only. I’d have to add a SUT if I want to use a low output MC in that system. My Bryston is still under the 20 year warranty.
Lovely system! And another fellow VPI user here (I think there are at least 4 or 5 of us now). How do you like the Gyro arm ?
Klipschorn!
Quick note, subs are behind the drape. Bose 502a is professional, full range box (minus low end) has no crossover and uses captive manufacturer supplied processing. The EQ supplied by the processor was rather intense and much more sophisticated than what could be done with a typical graphic or parametric EQ. Their natural tone, clarity, and intelligibility would embarrass many hifi speakers and they had a smooth "throw" of over 100 feet. We called them the "dual bananas" and with good subs behind them easily covered rooms of 500 - 600 people including music for DJs. They were powered with a 300 watt per channel amp which was the perfect match along with a few thousand watts of sub support. It's easy to hate Bose but their professional line is a different animal and even cranky audio techs loved this system.
Hum hum bum bum bummer ...
You could try running a ground wire from your phono stage to the ground on the PL.
Mine does. Hmmmm.
That’s what I’m thinking. The 300 preamp doesn’t have a ground lug either.
Joe, I'm really, REALLY hesitant to give advice about other's gear but it sounds like solder joints need to be re-flowed. Assuming your cables are perfect, AND assuming all your gear is powered from the same circuit, AND assuming there are no weird grounding issues between components, there should never be audible hum from audio gear, even faint hum.
I really like the gimbal bearing more than the yoke bearing on the Player or the unipivots in most other VPI products. The VPI gimbal is quite bit more sophisticated than the bearing in my PLX-1000. My Bryston has just left its 20 year warranty but still runs in spec.
