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  1. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere MA-2 Amplifier

    Now all I need is enough PV capture and energy cell storage to offset my MA-1s! :)
  2. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere MA-2 Amplifier

    Ah! Silver Editions (like mine)!
  3. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere MA-2 Amplifier

    Perhaps you could just acquire some socket riser plugs to raise up a couple of the tubes. That’s what I’m doing
  4. DetroitVinylRob

    Shunyata Grounding System

    I believe this statement clearly illustrates that sockets within a duplex are not (completely) isolated from one another, but duplex to duplex is, ah?
  5. DetroitVinylRob

    First Watt SIT-4

    monos to follow! ❤️❤️
  6. DetroitVinylRob

    Shunyata Grounding System

    We can surmise whatever we want, but Caelin Gabriel has made it perfectly clear in his depiction of noise reduction strategies that it is not a single plug-in device or single methodology that completely obliterates the problem… because the introduction of noise is parasitic throughout our audio...
  7. DetroitVinylRob

    Hydra Typhon T2

    Yes
  8. DetroitVinylRob

    Hydra Typhon T2

    I’ve probably mentioned this before somewhere here but, funny enough, I really like the sound of my MA-1 OTL mono blocks plugged into a Denali V2 as opposed to being plugged directly into the wall. And these certainly draw a fair bit of current. The result is noticeably better micro dynamics and...
  9. DetroitVinylRob

    How far should speakers be placed away from walls to eliminate smearing from early reflections?

    No two rooms are the same. My current and best ever dedicated listening space, is a very odd shape and posed some challenges. What I immediately liked is that being a basement location it keeps very quiet from outside noise. The gray painted, dampened hvac ducts and drain pipes, but otherwise...
  10. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Io Users Group

    Yes, vinyl changes something. Subtle. I’ve noticed the same thing from listening to a good digital recording, digitally, and then, the same recording off of a vinyl. Again often, the vinyl chain or perhaps “vinyl paradigm” resonates with human bodies and emotions.
  11. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    They make Love not War (now)
  12. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    I have both Chinese brands you mentioned. But only in pairs for sampling on a headphone amp. I imagine if they sounded real good there I might consider looking into a full load for the MA-1s. The signal tubes, 6SN7GT(A/B) was what I was referring to. Power tube wise I have a lot of Svetlana...
  13. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    Night and Day, and most of, if not all of the spectrum in between :)
  14. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    I’ll say this, it is only viable by and large to offer a product with currently available perishables. Call VTS Andy (or equivalent, if there is such a thing) he will set you up putting some Sylvania tubes in those MA-1s and you will be floored by the difference. I promise. Thank me later. As...
  15. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    I will add a bit to my first impressions. This whole hobby/pursuit comes down to personal tastes and to any outsider, what might seem to be infinitesimal neuance. Yet for us, it is the essence of what collectively allows a state of suspended disbelief. Where we simply let go (of everything) and...
  16. DetroitVinylRob

    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    A little north of 1,840 USD today to completely retube a pair of MA-1s perhaps. This is considering the retail price of about $30 a power tube and approximately $100 for each of the signal tubes (NOS). Now I’ve got backstock that I picked up eons ago so not that expensive here! Not sure what...
  17. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Io Users Group

    I’ve owned a Calypso and Rhea Signature for over a decade, no issues. Now replaced Calypso for a Metis and Eclipsed the Rhea, no issues so far. Have a dear friend with the first Io three box and a Callisto three box and no issues there either through a couple decades… sorry you are having trouble.
  18. DetroitVinylRob

    Jeff's New Music Room, the Return of Jeffrey_t

    All silver and copper is simply NOT the same, in and of itself, right? It’s all about execution. My Kondo silver, used by AN, has speed and delicacy, enormous detail, without sounding strident , no bright bite, no prominent leading edge, nothing harsh about it. Tone means so much :)
  19. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Io Users Group

    I have experienced some of what you speak of with my latest Aesthetix Rhea Eclipse upgrade. After the upgrade Aesthetix does their usual burn-in and listen before shipping. And I trust that. When my phonostage arrived home I put it on my own (home spun) burn rack, a Hagerman inverse RIAA card...
  20. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Metis Linestage

    I would only caution you that though this may be more than you or someone else cares to deal with, NOS tubes create nothing short of a huge voicing refinement to this already excellent piece of gear. I have had a Rhea phonostage for well over a decade and the Metis is now my second preamp by...
  21. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Metis Linestage

    As I commented before, mine came to me with less than one year of light use by a reputable gentleman. It seemed to settle in almost immediately. It arrived with a full complement of NOS Telefunkens. The 12AX7s are smooth plate as they should be. So there was no Fembot action whatsoever for me...
  22. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Metis Linestage

    I love my Metis indeed, and with its chrome knobs, and it does evoke fireworks and a lovely feminine side to appropriate musical selections but it does not quite remind me of what we have here. Simply precious.
  23. DetroitVinylRob

    What an OTL is, and why you should care

    I will say this about the CAR and the Atma-Sphere OTL combination, I first sat in front of them more than three decades ago (T3 TAD 8? and M60 Mk1(?) with an MP-1)and could not shake the compliment of musically satisfying attributes. I went to a lot of industry shows, have experienced hundreds...
  24. DetroitVinylRob

    Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner

    I can’t imagine these machines not being robust enough to handle well over 100 cleaning cycles a year. Mine is accomplishing that and then some. My former VPI 16.9 was easily handling these numbers (though it was me that was wearing out from this routine). I bought my Degritter to be a...
  25. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Io Users Group

    Hifi by the pound/kilo! I understand from Glenn that every serviced piece spends time on a burn rack and then gets a listen to in the house system. These things take time. (Well spent)
  26. DetroitVinylRob

    Linn Sondek 50th anniversary, really that good?

    I owned an LP12 from 1983 bought new. Around the time when many, many folks where buying cheap CD players, I purchased a Sondek with an Ittok LVII tonearm and an Asak MC and started scooping up tons (more) LPs. We were soon at a crossroads where the record industry stopped making records and...
  27. DetroitVinylRob

    Aesthetix Io Users Group

    The Sylvania VT-231 is a favorite of mine with both Atma-Sphere pre-amp and MA1 mono blocks. Love their tonality and overall linearity. Hope they prove out for you.
  28. DetroitVinylRob

    Using Wally Tools

    imho different stylus cuts and other axis precision (like zenith) have a distinct effect on the “tolerance window” for SRA. I agree with your observations. Let’s see what J.R. thinks…
  29. DetroitVinylRob

    The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source from Deutsche Grammophon (AAA)

    Welcome, and thank you for the detailed response.
  30. DetroitVinylRob

    Lyra Etna and Airtight Opus 1? Is it different enough?

    For my resent set-up, the Etna Lambda is on a 10” Graham Phantom III and the Bordeaux is on a Reed P3 12”. With the tonearms I have presently available these seem best suited. The reason why I ask, is, I believe it gives some perspective to how the cartridge performs. I’m always curious to what...

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