Hi Tom, sorry for the delay getting back in touch. Had some health issues keeping me away. I only 2 SPU’s. The other being the E1 in comparison the Ethos is more musical. I still find them lacking to handle rock music like AC/DC but it really shines with jazz and more vocal style music like...
A lot changed in the year and still have a few more on the way. All Cables switched or in the process to Cardas, new phono stage Gold Note PH 10, streamer Gold Note DS 10, both Gold Note PSU’s, new Ethos SPU cartridge, acoustic panels with 2 more on the way and the new Ortofon 9” arm on the way...
The one and only time was breaking in a cartridge both the wife and I looked up and asked what just happened, the sound changed dramatically and yes for the better. This is the only time we noticed a very audible difference in a moment in time.