Clearaudio Innovation [Wood] vs Master Innovation
I have a Clearaudio Innovation and may have an opportunity to upgrade it to the Master Innovation (Clearaudio makes a field upgrade kit for those who aren't aware).
I heard the Master Innovation at my dealer years ago and was really quite impressed but that was long before I had my current Innovation. Has anyone started with an Innovation and moved to the Master Innovation later, or had a chance to compare side by side? I am interested in opinions and experience with that, and what you observed the Master Innovation brings to the table [heh, pun not intended]. Thanks.
As an update to this thread, I got my Innovation Master earlier this week. It's really pretty amazing, and not a disappointment in any aspect. The improvements are everything I expected. Lower noise floor, greater resolution of inner details, enhanced and more accurate soundstage, and vastly improved bass refinement. And more! I'm still waiting for an HRS rack for the turntable and an isolation base optimized for it.
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@mgrif104 I think the upgrade from Wood to Master is a lot more significant than my previous upgrade from Ovation to Wood, and so it should be. The MI is a real beast though. 143 lbs fully laden with tonearms, record weight and outer ring. I have to disassemble it to move anything. Even changing a belt requires removing the top POM platter and SS subplatter, at a minimum. It';s all very well worth it though. I'm in heaven. |
@lewm The silver box on the bottom shelf is the phono-stage, a Boulder 1108. The phono cable for the right tonearm is visible, hanging down from the bottom of it. The phono cable for the other tonearm is hidden just out of view, but it is attached and connected to the phono-stage. |
