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A few weeks ago I brought home a nicely restored Garrard Lab 80 MKII with a a Shure Premier(M95ED) cart. I upgraded the stylus to a Jico SAS. That's it. Well, I have been simply blown away with how everything sounds. So blown away that I have completely stopped using my tricked out Scoutmaster with Lyra Delos cart. I just like the way the Garrard sounds much more. I have read many many posts of over the years here and elsewhere how less expensive, vintage items provided the listener with a more musical experience than much more expensive components. Well, I could understand the sentiment but hadn't experienced it first hand. Now I have. I use a modern phono pre(Avid Pulsus) and a modern pre amp(Decware CSP2, although I have been also using a Dynaco PAS-2)but all my other gear is vintage(Heathkit W-5 mono blocks, Klipsch Cornwall speakers) so I don't know if there some synergy going on. It could simply boil down to preference. I know that Garrard is not giving me a completely accurate, neutral playback, but maybe that's the reason I like it so much. Anyway, thought I'd post my thoughts here. I don't know what will become of the Scoutmaster. I will be "upgrading" the Garrard with a Shure M97xE w/ Jico SAS stylus shortly so I'm excited to hear what that will bring to the performance.
Anybody else have similar experiences like this?
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Topic - I can deal with it but it still amazes me - sberger 09:36:31 02/18/13 (36)
- RE: that looks very tidy - user510 19:07:42 02/19/13 (0)
- Lab 80 was my first real turntable back in 1965... I used it for 15 years.. nt - Elizabeth 16:38:59 02/19/13 (0)
- RE: I can deal with it but it still amazes me - Tom P 12:56:27 02/19/13 (0)
- I wonder if it's because these (vintage) TT's are the ones that mastering engineers used to assess their - jdaniel@jps.net 09:42:41 02/19/13 (0)
- Burger, Fwiw.. - marc-homeslice 07:21:33 02/19/13 (6)
- RE: Burger, Fwiw.. - abs1 13:47:12 02/19/13 (0)
- RE: Burger, Fwiw.. - rebop 13:21:04 02/19/13 (1)
- Good to know, thanks! (nt) - marc-homeslice 22:44:40 02/19/13 (0)
- RE: Burger, Fwiw.. - sberger 07:33:24 02/19/13 (2)
- So sorry.. - marc-homeslice 08:52:25 02/19/13 (1)
- RE: So sorry.. - sberger 15:45:50 02/19/13 (0)
- That's because - JeffH 07:04:34 02/19/13 (5)
- RE: That's because - sberger 07:16:56 02/19/13 (4)
- Why did you switch from Dyna to Lyra? - kuma 15:46:05 02/19/13 (2)
- RE: Why did you switch from Dyna to Lyra? - sberger 15:56:11 02/19/13 (1)
- ah thanks... - kuma 19:39:44 02/19/13 (0)
- I'm getting a little annoyed. You're getting-off so easily here. I got reamed saying such things, but I used - jdaniel@jps.net 09:30:29 02/19/13 (0)
- Not me ... - bjh 06:54:31 02/19/13 (1)
- RE: Not me ... - sberger 07:01:01 02/19/13 (0)
- I'm having a similar experience... - Bung 21:09:20 02/18/13 (0)
- Yes. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 20:27:50 02/18/13 (0)
- RE: I can deal with it but it still amazes me - cactuscowboy@bresnan.net 16:29:47 02/18/13 (1)
- RE: I can deal with it but it still amazes me - sberger 17:35:43 02/18/13 (0)
- Try swapping the Shure over to your Scoutmaster - Lew 15:12:18 02/18/13 (1)
- RE: Try swapping the Shure over to your Scoutmaster - sberger 15:52:58 02/18/13 (0)
- RE: I can deal with it but it still amazes me - creativepart 13:04:50 02/18/13 (1)
- RE: I can deal with it but it still amazes me - sberger 13:39:31 02/18/13 (0)
- I'm having the same experience with my decked out Technics SL-1200... - John Elison 11:09:40 02/18/13 (8)
- RE: vynil can still be enjoyed on cheaper gear - digda_beat 15:34:08 02/18/13 (0)
- Question..... - Ripple 12:11:40 02/18/13 (3)
- RE: Question..... - Jsawyer09 11:22:27 02/20/13 (0)
- RE: Question..... - John Elison 13:08:13 02/18/13 (1)
- RE: Question..... - Ripple 14:54:31 02/18/13 (0)
- RE: I'm having the same experience with my decked out Technics SL-1200... - sberger 11:42:37 02/18/13 (2)
- In Your Case ............... - abs1 13:15:49 02/18/13 (1)
- RE: In Your Case ............... - sberger 13:40:59 02/18/13 (0)
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