Mike, I like this post of yours. Back in 2005 I took a five week vacation from work, to take a motorcycle ride across the U.S. It was the first time in my career that I ever took more than two weeks off of work. During the five weeks, I didn't think about work at all. Not going through the work...
I'm hoping that any "bit harsher leading transients" may be ameliorated somewhat by cartridge alignment adjustments. Fortunately, I have other phono cartridges and preamps and this will be a new added, not exclusive experience.
I like those in yellow! Even if our Wilsons are old, they still show improvement with every advance in acoustical treatments and gear, in my experience. I came from Martin Logans to the Wilsons and thought I had made a mistake, but as I improved my gear and treatments, it became apparent that...
This is the very combo I will most likely buy after I return from the SWAF! The EMM (Meitner) DS-EQ2 and the DS-003 cartridge. I am just hoping to be able to hear them first!
I've been having a heck of a time deciding on which new phono amp to buy. Everything about the Mola Mola that I've read says it's the one. I hear there is a long wait time, as there is a huge backorder.
I'm not using it as a ground loop hum buster, just as a line conditioner. I had it, as well as the two Shunyata plugin conditioners, so I figured I should use them. Also, it is plugged into the right channel sub outlet, while one of the Shunyatas is plugged into the left channel sub outlet.