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| Best Phono Stage within 2000 $ If you like the X-1 the Xono matches up perfect, plus you will have the synergy of the Pass Labs products working together. I'd e-mail Pass and ask if you can use 1 power supply for the X-1 and Xono. I'm 90% sure you can, and I believe one of the ... | |
| What cartridge for a VPI Super scoutmaster/JMW9 ? I have a Scoutmaster JMW9 combo. I have owned a Dynavector 20X-H, a Shelter 501MKII, and now a Zyx Airy III. All work well. The better your set up, the more you'll get out of your cart. I enjoyed all 3 carts. The Shelter was smoother and more deta... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster My voltmeters (Mastech DT9205 from Amazon) came Tuesday. They were easy to use, and the process was pretty straightforward. I got the general idea from the Michael Fremer's Practical Guide to Turntable Set-up DVD. It took me 1 1/2 to 2 hours to ge... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Sonofjim-I THINK Ive got that handled. I made two sets of jumpers that I will be hooking up to a stereo pair of VSA subs speaker level out. I can roll off everything below 40-200 Hz. depending on what I set it to. The track Ill be playing is a ... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster DmccombsThanks for your input. Only a Xono owner understands the unusual load settings for this phono pre. I will try your settings after I get my cart tweaked more properly. I am using the loading I set up for my Dynavector 20X-H. I use HT Magic ... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster I'm pretty impressed with the Airy 3. The dynamics are incredible. This is a very enjoyable cart. Very spacious, clean, and defined. Well rounded, though I am still getting it set up "right". I set the VTF at 2 grams as per the original owners sug... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Sonofjim-Do you find you hear a substantial and cost-effective upgrade going from the JMW9 to the 10.5i? Or is the improvement MAINLY in ease of set-up/use. | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster BTW- I got the cart yesterday and spent the afternoon setting it up (JOY JOY-my kind of afternoon!). Intial happiness, but am still tweaking and thinking and re-setting. Sounds really good as of yet. I'll post more specifics soon. Owner forgot to ... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster StringreenDo you think the JMW 10.5 is worth the upgrade cost(1-2K)?I'm starting to look into what may make upgrade sense to me. New TT? New arm? | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Madfloyd-I'd buy the cart if you want it. Listen and see what you think. Add a new arm later. Or don't add one if your happy. Generaly you should only make one change at a time, then listen for a while. Then decide the next step. It's an enlighten... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Thanks for all the input.I am sure that my "entry" level arm won't do the new cart justice, though I'll be very interested to hear what happens. (the carts' list is more than my TT/arm combo)Maybe my next step will be a new arm or perhaps even a n... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Thank you for your input. I have decided to get an Zyx Airy 3. It is on its way and should be here by 12-3-08! I bought used from a reputable 'Goner. Will post after set-up. | |
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| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Thanks Raytheprinter-I have read a bit about ZYX carts. What do you like about it compared to the Clearaudio Arum Beta S. Was it worth the price differance to you? How did installing it go?Thanks again-Steve | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Thanks Mariasplunge-Sorry that I did not think to mention my arm. It is a JMW9. The Pass pre has user choice 4 or 14 db of gain and the phonostage has 0,4, or 14. I am currently using 4 db for the pre and 0 for the phonostage. My amps are the 600'... |