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Feickert Volare + Shick 9 + Hana Umami Red

Just pulled the trigger on Dr. Feickert's Volare base, Shick 9 in. tonearm, and Hana Umami Red cart. Anyone else running the same or a similar rig? I'm upgrading from a Rega P6 + Hana SL cart. I expect the new rig to outperform the Rega by several orders of magnitude. Will have it in a couple of weeks. Until then I'll continue waiting for this pot to boil.     

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mijostyn
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That will do fine! The only addition I can think of would be an isolation base.

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lalitk
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Umami Red is a fabulous cart, you should hear a very noticeable improvement over Hana SL cart. 

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tomic601
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isolation essential, great gear choices - enjoy the nusic

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stereo5
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Enjoy your new toy, sounds like you will have many evenings of musical bliss. 

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jkirsch OP
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Definitely upgrading the IsoAcoustics ZaZen platform that I currently use. Looking at the Delos. But I'm wide open to suggestions on the best iso platform. Comments welcome.

As for upgrading the phonostage, I'm looking into a Manley, but not rushing it. The Sutherland sounds amazing for a $900 phonostage. Punches way above its price. But I agree it's not an endgame phonostage and is the weakest link in the chain at this point. 

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