I am about to tear my phono down and reconfigure. For 6mos I have been using the DaVa with the Klyne System 7 and RADA silver SUT.
Everyone that has been over has been absolutely blown away by the dynamic expression this combo has. It is literally tape -like. I am going to try to find a way to add the shelf space to keep this combo going after getting things set up again for my newly modified Io that has returned with the latest updates.
It may lack the tiniest bit of harmonic richness and front to back layering that the Io does. However, it is forgiven in that no cartridge I have every had, including the Atlas Lambda, Lyra Etna SL and the latest GFS has been able to be as exciting and engaging .......and this is on electrostatics.
It make the Beveridges simply jump.
The Klyne is truly special and I am sorry I sold my original one and had to buy back another.... luckily this Klyne came from a trusted and kind member of our audio group. My advice is , if you have ever been curious and ever run into one--- buy it. It will run neck and neck with any top tier SS phono anywhere.
The DaVa is finicky as hell to settle in and get grounding to work- it was for me and you really have to watch your gain on the phono/SUT combo so as not to saturate and congeal.
The RADA Precious One SUT all silver takes the prize on the DaVa for me. I had tried a number of others and this one won.
Lastly, there is a benefit to the tube power supply, I have battery here like some have tried but have not got to hooking it up and putting together a charging system . On my tube supply I added a 10 turn potentiometer to alter the voltage in millivolts- you can actually tune the cartridge by adjusting the voltage. This has its benefits.
I am not sure you can buy more excitement in analog for the price of the DaVa- even if you have to buy a tube supply and can't build one. Its a bargain.
I am going to have to get back to the Etsuro Gold - to which I am afraid I did not dedicate any time with the Io going for upgrades and life getting in my way in a large fashion for some time over the last year and a half. I truthfully don't think the Esturo is broken in yet with far, far less that 100hours on it.
If you are considering any cartridge anywhere near the price of the DaVa and are not sure if you should take the chance. Let me say this, almost every other cartridge I have had is very conventional sounding ... look at my signature. The DaVa is one you can really engage with. It is an absolute riot. It is so much fun.
The winter has been severe here lately so the timing is good to have a scotch and listen to some analog.
Everyone that has been over has been absolutely blown away by the dynamic expression this combo has. It is literally tape -like. I am going to try to find a way to add the shelf space to keep this combo going after getting things set up again for my newly modified Io that has returned with the latest updates.
It may lack the tiniest bit of harmonic richness and front to back layering that the Io does. However, it is forgiven in that no cartridge I have every had, including the Atlas Lambda, Lyra Etna SL and the latest GFS has been able to be as exciting and engaging .......and this is on electrostatics.
It make the Beveridges simply jump.
The Klyne is truly special and I am sorry I sold my original one and had to buy back another.... luckily this Klyne came from a trusted and kind member of our audio group. My advice is , if you have ever been curious and ever run into one--- buy it. It will run neck and neck with any top tier SS phono anywhere.
The DaVa is finicky as hell to settle in and get grounding to work- it was for me and you really have to watch your gain on the phono/SUT combo so as not to saturate and congeal.
The RADA Precious One SUT all silver takes the prize on the DaVa for me. I had tried a number of others and this one won.
Lastly, there is a benefit to the tube power supply, I have battery here like some have tried but have not got to hooking it up and putting together a charging system . On my tube supply I added a 10 turn potentiometer to alter the voltage in millivolts- you can actually tune the cartridge by adjusting the voltage. This has its benefits.
I am not sure you can buy more excitement in analog for the price of the DaVa- even if you have to buy a tube supply and can't build one. Its a bargain.
I am going to have to get back to the Etsuro Gold - to which I am afraid I did not dedicate any time with the Io going for upgrades and life getting in my way in a large fashion for some time over the last year and a half. I truthfully don't think the Esturo is broken in yet with far, far less that 100hours on it.
If you are considering any cartridge anywhere near the price of the DaVa and are not sure if you should take the chance. Let me say this, almost every other cartridge I have had is very conventional sounding ... look at my signature. The DaVa is one you can really engage with. It is an absolute riot. It is so much fun.
The winter has been severe here lately so the timing is good to have a scotch and listen to some analog.
