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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    To me, 'she' is new every day. When we listen, there is the old familiar sound, but something new also happens. When the music shines...
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    OGH reacted to Lagonda's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    Wow ! I am in love again. It's like hooking up with an old girlfriend or ex wife, familiar but also new and exciting :) We have been at...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Listening some more, to my DSD recordings, comparing to streaming (Qobuz), i dont doubt the superiority of my recordings - to my ears...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    I just checked with Mannfred Mann, Lone arranger, the first two tracks. Qobuz vs my recordings with the Io. In my office system. The Io...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    I play my recordings of LPs, made on the Tascam DSD recorder. These, also, play well on my small pinpoint type office system. The...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Thats right--- but then there is "this and that" in my home office, including, I must admit, very good sound in my low cost office...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    I like tubes but I can get a bit of audio worry. Like, I put my system on, but it takes some hours before I actually listen. By that...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Thanks a lot. I am actually going for a weekend in copenhagen next week...but so far, my Io is performing well.
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    @Lagonda I am happy to hear that you have repaired the Io succesfully in Denmark. I hope I can get local help too, when I need it, in...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Oldvinyl - yes, thanks. I was just wondering, since I generally prefer balanced connections, and recently bought a balanced headphone...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    So, a balanced tonearm cable to the Io XLR inputs would not reduce groove noise?
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    OGH reacted to Lagonda's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    After waiting 8 weeks i picked up my Io from repair 2 weeks ago, drove 300 km and paid the repair guy $1000, came back home and it was...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Exactly. So a balanced phono cable into Io's first gain stage does not make a lot of sense. I guess. And I have not read strong opinions...
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    OGH reacted to oldvinyl's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    Just to clarify - the Io is balanced/differential internally from the second gain stage to the outputs, regardless of RCA or XLR inputs...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Fully balanced - not quite correct. I use a single ended cable from the cartridge to the Io. And the Io is not fully balanced. But the...

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