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Old 11-23-2019, 03:29 AM
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Thanks everyone! I am very happy I pulled the trigger one this one. I forgot how much fun it is to set up a new turntable. I went back and forth on what type of isolation system I was going to use. I wanted one that would work with my dust cover and settled on making my own platform out of hardwood and painting it black. I used 5 IsoAcoustics Orea Boudreaux isolation discs under the platform; this worked out perfectly. Overall the set up was easy, it took a little time to dial in the cartridge, although I used the VPI jig to set up the cart, I do want to find a more precise alignment protractor. The most challenging part was getting the new cables laid out.

After two weeks of settling and many hours of listening. I have come to the conclusion the combination of the Prime Signature, Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star ES and Synergistic Research Atmosphere X Euphoria cable loom is next level amazing, you are immersed in the presentation. As soon as the stylus hits the record its time get up and flip to the other side, I find myself getting lost in the music, the speakers just disappear. I am blown away by how low the noise floor is and the width of the sound-stage. My set up has never been this neutral and revealing, I am hearing new details in LPs I have listened to for years.

I am very satisfied for now, Soon, I will pick up Bob’s Devices VPI Integrated SUT and further down the road add the VPI Fatboy Tonearm.



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Old 11-23-2019, 10:02 AM
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Old 11-23-2019, 10:15 AM
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Very cool room......look great!!

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Old 11-23-2019, 11:44 AM
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Looks great! I had the same experience with the results. The table is excellent and the effort in planning and setup really pays off. Nice cartridge choice, I was going to go with that as well initially, but it wasn't compatible with my preamp's phono stage. I demoed the table with that cartridge and it sounded amazing. Which dust cover are you using? Any pictures of it?
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Old 11-25-2019, 01:10 AM
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Looks great! I had the same experience with the results. The table is excellent and the effort in planning and setup really pays off. Nice cartridge choice, I was going to go with that as well initially, but it wasn't compatible with my preamp's phono stage. I demoed the table with that cartridge and it sounded amazing. Which dust cover are you using? Any pictures of it?
Thanks, the Zephyr really pulls you into the music. I purchased the dust cover from AudioShield, the owner John McGurk is great to work with. With Black Friday coming up, they should have a few promos going on.



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Very nice. VPI did a wonderful job with the wood, as you have done with the set-up of everything.

Have always thought that I would mount a set of brass handles on that style of dustcover, if I had one, to reduce the risk of bumping into anything when handling.
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Sweeet! That really is a beautiful turntable.
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That dust cover looks really good. I've actually called them before and I believe I spoke to John. I wouldn't be able to fit a full one like yours as my base is a little bit smaller. I would have to go with one that rests on the plinth but it looks better that way you have it.
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Old 11-26-2019, 01:07 AM
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Very nice. VPI did a wonderful job with the wood, as you have done with the set-up of everything.

Have always thought that I would mount a set of brass handles on that style of dustcover, if I had one, to reduce the risk of bumping into anything when handling.
The sheer size of it can be a pain at times and handles could make sense and it takes up quite a bit of space.

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That dust cover looks really good. I've actually called them before and I believe I spoke to John. I wouldn't be able to fit a full one like yours as my base is a little bit smaller. I would have to go with one that rests on the plinth but it looks better that way you have it.
I had the same challenge and decided to make my own platform, $17 and 20 minutes later I had my answer. If fits perfectly and looks great IMO. You could do the same. I used the Gingko Audio Cloud 11 isolation base for my Scoutmaster, where the dust cover fits on top of the platform. It worked very well and allowed you to tune the sound by adding or removing the balls. I now do that using tuning bullets that came with my speaker and IC cables.
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Theater Room - 7.2.4, Marantz SR7012 & MM7025, Klipsch: RF-7 III, RP-450C, RP-160M, R-112SW Atmos: CDT 5800-CII, Sunfire True EQ Sub, Samsung 75” Q60R QLED 4K UHD TV, Sony UBP-X800 4K UHD Blu-ray, VPI Scoutmaster, Clearaudio Maestro, Cambridge Audio 640P, PS Audio PPP

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