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    OGH reacted to oldvinyl's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    OGH - it may be difficult to eliminate all tube noise with your setup. The Io has 16 tubes in the phono section plus another 8 per power...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    The Einstein preamp is very silent, the Atma-Sphere amps are quite silent, and the Io also - unless the first gain stage tubes are...
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    OGH reacted to Kcin's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    @OGH I don't mean to imply that you can get away with low output cartridges on the Io with this upgrade. it sounds like you're hopeful...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    audioquest4life: I have my jumpers set to 62 db gain in a non volume controlled unit. I have Been using that with .34 mv output (Benz LP...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Kcin - I am all ears, and I dont doubt the outcome. I wonder if the power supply upgrade could be done for a more reasonable cost here...
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    OGH reacted to audioquest4life's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    I have the new power supplies and other electrical upgrades since 2021. This is a partial Eclipse upgrade but with any other electrical...
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    OGH reacted to oldvinyl's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    Hmmm …. I can’t say much about the low output cartridges. I have only used Benz LP, Benz LP-S and Clearaudio Goldfinger with the Io...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Some years ago I had an email discussion with Glenn at Aesthetix, about SUT. I had a low output Lyra and tried it with a SUT into Io. He...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    Is there a verdict, with the updated ps? Should I consider a very low output cart (like .25), or stick to more robust voltage, like .40...
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    OGH reacted to oldvinyl's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    HRS Aesthetix uses Nimbus couplers from HRS in place of the feet for the Eclipse version. I prefer these or something like...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    My power supplies stand on hefty granite slabs (Larvikite) at the bottom of my rack. The wood floor below the rack is supported by...
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    OGH reacted to Kcin's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    Hi Milan, I got my Io update about 4-5 years ago to Eclipse at that time I got some of the electrolytic caps in the head unit and the...
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    OGH reacted to christensenleif@msn.com's post in the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group with Like Like.
    you want to isolate psus from surrounding vibes or "drain" from psu I´d go Rubloc Trisolators which is a pro no BS isolation product...
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    OGH replied to the thread Aesthetix Io Users Group.
    I would guess - it simply means less noise. And thereby, affecting groove noise too. And tube choices. I suspect that with this upgrade...
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    I have Mercury transformers, first in the original power supply ca 2002, later ca 2012 with the new power supply I bought with the P...

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