Hi,
Direct cart-phono stage cabling is a very nice touch. It does seem that you have no Ertha option for your tt/arm, unless you consider the metal area of both? But that would be grounding chassis and not signal. I make the distinction because my phono stage allows for separate signal PCB ground / chassis ground, which made for an incredible difference when experimenting with the Entreq solutions.
I found the Quantum QV2s positive enough to invest in a set of four. There's a story to it, of course: the Quantum Qbase literature advises connecting sources first and amplifier last, when it comes to equipment hierarchy in the powerblock. Your preamp stays the middle of the strip, plugged to the "Primary Earth" outlet. It's a subject I've been aware of for some time, and I don't consider it a minor detail. When I first auditioned a single QV2, I was following the Qbase's equipment order instructions. I feel that "sources first" gives great detail and midband firmness, when you are handling a quality recording, but frequency extremes and flow are more restricted, as is the music's freedom from the speakers physical bulk, and it's even more noticeable when you listen to average pressings or recordings. I didn't like the QV2 then; it was pleasant, but sounded more like an "enhancement" than actual pure mains deliverance.
Sometime after that, I tried placing the power demanding components first on the QBase, by order of current demand, and the lighter loads after. (By "first" I mean the QBase outlets closer to the mains cable plugged to the wall socket, you get the idea). This improved things, as far as I'm concerned. Better tonal delivery, easier, wider dynamic soundstage, sound beyond the boxes. So, when I tried the Quantum QV2s in THAT amp first configuration, they really let go and flew. More dimension, more detail everywhere, more reality - it was helping rather than adding. I'm still experimenting with Qbase's QV2/equipment positioning - I've got the 8 outlet model, 4 QV2s and 4 pieces of equipment. But so far, my money's on the counter.
Direct cart-phono stage cabling is a very nice touch. It does seem that you have no Ertha option for your tt/arm, unless you consider the metal area of both? But that would be grounding chassis and not signal. I make the distinction because my phono stage allows for separate signal PCB ground / chassis ground, which made for an incredible difference when experimenting with the Entreq solutions.
I found the Quantum QV2s positive enough to invest in a set of four. There's a story to it, of course: the Quantum Qbase literature advises connecting sources first and amplifier last, when it comes to equipment hierarchy in the powerblock. Your preamp stays the middle of the strip, plugged to the "Primary Earth" outlet. It's a subject I've been aware of for some time, and I don't consider it a minor detail. When I first auditioned a single QV2, I was following the Qbase's equipment order instructions. I feel that "sources first" gives great detail and midband firmness, when you are handling a quality recording, but frequency extremes and flow are more restricted, as is the music's freedom from the speakers physical bulk, and it's even more noticeable when you listen to average pressings or recordings. I didn't like the QV2 then; it was pleasant, but sounded more like an "enhancement" than actual pure mains deliverance.
Sometime after that, I tried placing the power demanding components first on the QBase, by order of current demand, and the lighter loads after. (By "first" I mean the QBase outlets closer to the mains cable plugged to the wall socket, you get the idea). This improved things, as far as I'm concerned. Better tonal delivery, easier, wider dynamic soundstage, sound beyond the boxes. So, when I tried the Quantum QV2s in THAT amp first configuration, they really let go and flew. More dimension, more detail everywhere, more reality - it was helping rather than adding. I'm still experimenting with Qbase's QV2/equipment positioning - I've got the 8 outlet model, 4 QV2s and 4 pieces of equipment. But so far, my money's on the counter.