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Well Tempered Amadeus vs TW Acustic Raven One

I've got a Well Tempered Amadeus GTA with DPS now (had the standard Amadeus in the past) and am wondering if anyone has compared it so the TW Acustic Raven One with a nice arm like the Tri-Planar or Graham Supreme? I know they are not even remotely close when it comes to price, but that's kind of the point of my question. Assuming the Raven would be better, how much better is it than the $4200 GTA? In what ways are they different sound wise? I love the GTA sound but am at the point of wondering how much more there is.
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vortrex OP
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That's interesting. I just moved from a GTA to a Rock 7 with Helius arm and the difference was pretty profound. I don't disagree that the phono stage matters, but in my experiences I put the order of importance at table/arm - phono pre - cart - cable. I now wonder if the Raven with a good arm will be a similar jump in performance from the Rock 7?
vortrex OP
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I have a cheapo 103R on the Rock 7 and a XX2 on the Amadeus GTA. The Rock 7 is significantly better in my opinion, shockingly better. Believe me, I wanted to hate my Rock 7 for various reasons, but it is truly incredible!
vortrex OP
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Exactly, the 103R/Rock 7 combo is quite a bit better than the XX2/GTA combo.
vortrex OP
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The quality of the bass that everyone speaks of is the major difference and there is better separation of instruments, definitely bigger dynamics, and more detail. I guess you need to hear them to get the full picture, it's a different presentation for sure. I went from a VPI Classic to the Amadeus and it was quite a leap in performance. I would say GTA to Rock 7 is an equal sized leap, even when using the much cheaper cart on the Rock 7.
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