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Whest ps.30r

Having owned both the Whest Ps .20 and .30r I am now ready to try another phono stage in the same price bracket. As much as I like the Whest for all it does well. ( soundstage;dynamics; incredible detail: and quiet) I find it to lack a certain amount of humaness for want of a better word. It has to my ears a definite transister sound to it. I am looking for something that has the same depth, detail;dynamics and quietness but with a touch more warmth. We can all quote and read reviews I am looking for answers with genuine personal experience. Thanks in advance
sledge
ebe
10 posts
 
Mark,
With your recent upgrade to the Dynavector xx2, perhaps the time is right to move up to the rdt. I just upgraded my phono cable to the Synergistc tricon analog and bought a balanced JLS supercoductor3 interconnect to run between the whest and my Arc ref 3. These two cables made ahuge difference in my system. The bass improved and I was hearing deeper into the music...very neutral quiet cables. The difference I got with this change was greater than going from the R to the RDT. It really surprised me.
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ebe
10 posts
 
I'll second what Plato said about the Mac HC power cord. Frank Alles of Stereo Times is very bullish on this cable and said it really energized the performance of his Whest 30 rdt. It's very reasonably priced at $185 and does liven things up.
sledge OP
9 posts
 
Thank you for all your responses. In the time being I have stumbled upon a stereophile review of the Whest PS.20 phono stage that MF was exited about and I think Brian Damkroger re reviewed later to clarify. In this review BD also states the slight electronic nature of the product compared to the Sutherland. Nice to know I am not the only one hearing this.
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rauliruegas
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Dear Sledge: I know both Ortofon cartridges you own and seems to me that both are not on the " warm " side even in the V tonearm.

IMHO a change/try another cartridges could help before a phono stage change, this NOS vintage Ortofon could help about:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ortofon-M20E-Super-MM-cartridge-M-20-E-Super-NOS_W0QQitemZ400085013949QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5d26ecd5bd#ht_2567wt_1165

Btw, it is a lot better of what that " ridiculous " price can tell you.

Rgerads and enjoy the music,
Raul.
sledge OP
9 posts
 
Thanks for the advice Raul, I have used a Grado Sonnata cartidge on the SME and still the slight mechanical nature seems to come through..yes cartidge set up with arm too high could cause this effect to but arm and cart are dam near spot on... I know what you are refering to with the ortofon black but in my system/room it works quite well. I prefer the sound of most mid priced ( sub $800) mm cartridges to mc. I am probably alone with these thoughts though. Will definitely give the ortofon you suggest a go soon.
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