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Casual Listening Attempt #2 Brinkmann Audio
Ok the first attempt was a non starter, personally not a fan of the VPI Prime.
This happened to come available from a local seller off the used market, and he happens to be the fellow I bought my Esoteric E-03 phono stage from. The pre-owned market offers a lot of value to a financially challenged swine such as myself.
So its a 5 year old Brinkmann Bardo, with a couple of missing options. It does not have the upgraded crystal glass mat and screw on clamp. It does however have an upgrade from the standard acrylic mat to the TTW carbon fiber mat, and the Harmonic Resolution System record weight. I have a Sota Reflex clamp here as well as their I-Clamp, and will be making some comparisons to see if there are any notable differences to be had.
Tone arm will be the Audiomods Series Six, and either an Ortofon A90 or a ZYX 4D cartridge.
My Technics SP 10 MK II and Denon DP 75 went to different homes, but it appears I could not completely kick my direct drive habit. Pick the table up tomorrow, and hopefully have it spinning in the evening. If not, then Sunday morning for sure.
Pretty compact table which is good for me, as it has to share the top of my credenza with the SOTA Cosmos Eclipse and the Well Tempered Reference tables.
This happened to come available from a local seller off the used market, and he happens to be the fellow I bought my Esoteric E-03 phono stage from. The pre-owned market offers a lot of value to a financially challenged swine such as myself.
So its a 5 year old Brinkmann Bardo, with a couple of missing options. It does not have the upgraded crystal glass mat and screw on clamp. It does however have an upgrade from the standard acrylic mat to the TTW carbon fiber mat, and the Harmonic Resolution System record weight. I have a Sota Reflex clamp here as well as their I-Clamp, and will be making some comparisons to see if there are any notable differences to be had.
Tone arm will be the Audiomods Series Six, and either an Ortofon A90 or a ZYX 4D cartridge.
My Technics SP 10 MK II and Denon DP 75 went to different homes, but it appears I could not completely kick my direct drive habit. Pick the table up tomorrow, and hopefully have it spinning in the evening. If not, then Sunday morning for sure.
Pretty compact table which is good for me, as it has to share the top of my credenza with the SOTA Cosmos Eclipse and the Well Tempered Reference tables.
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