Not yet. Any thoughts about that? I know from many experiences that the Kleos or Lyra carts in general perform very nicely on Graham tonearmS
Ive had the Avid for a while after I got back to records after more than 20 years!I have both an Avid Acutus SP and a Brinkmann Balance w/RöNt II. Though the BB presents much bigger, more robust, and a more solid presentation in general, the Acutus has a very lively and lovely play especially on acoustic music, more like a good sprung table like a Sondek LP12 possibly (which I owned for decades). All can be very compelling. But obviously, there is a very big price difference and to some degree, you get what you pay for. The Acutus plays well all around and is hard to beat, even with the BB in place, I love every aspect of the way the AA performs. Tonearms and cartridges aside. That is saying a lot I believe.
Finally took delivery of my Balance with two arms - 12.1 with Esturo Bordeaux and Glanz HM-125S with Koetsu Urushi Vermillion.
so far very pleased. Big improvement Vs my Avid: resolution, bass, lower surface noise, bigger and deeper soundscape.
running in the Glanz arm cable, but good so far. My Vermillion in the Glanz is a revelation vs same in SME V. More and tighter bass, open airy highs, midrange Koetsu famous for and a huge soundscape....
Brinkmann 12.1 with my Esturo Bordeaux has more resolution, tighter bass, quicker leading edge, but slightly leaner presentation - also like sitting further away from the stage... also very nice....
shame the weather is so nice, otherwise Id listen all day
Thanks for your comment.Hi, brinkmann balance is not lean at all, and the Avid is relatively leaner in the tables. Your table is new, so as you fine tune set up you will realize that.
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