Tranfiguration Orpheus description

Andrew,great post!!I must admit we did not try the loading,other than the 47ohm spec.DRATS!!I definitely dropped the ball here,last Friday,but in the past,with Tranny's,we did stay for quite some time(weeks),at 60 and 100 ohms.Always finding our way back to 47 ohms.Sorry,but in my friend's(mine is the same) phonostage that did not give the results you heard.Also,there was a steady stream of music lovers about,who did not complain about the 47 load,as we compared it to the others.This has to be system dependent(I hope,or I may need a new hearing check-up).
I am quite disappointed in myself,that I did not remember to at least check this,last week,as for all I know,the "O" may wind up being better elsewhere.But it sounded just fine to us(then and again,the Temper-v may be lower in performance than the "UNI",which could have exposed these things).I am certainly not about to spend another 40 bucks in gas/tolls,to find out,this week.BTW, I would like to see if more input on downforce appears from other owners of the "O".The distributor was pretty adamant about being closer to 2.0 gms(Bc3,stated this,and wound up at 1.97,which seems a good point of finality).Once we got up there,with good performance at hand,my friend was not too inclined to let me do too much playing,beyond that.
I anxiously await the post by Doug(an understatement),and am actually quite happy with the results found.Fortunately I own no stock in any of these companies,and am in NO camp(on any components,actually),so I am happy to accept the "found" results,as a good guideline.You guys must have had a grand old time!How much fun is a good listening session,shared with other obsessed(in the best way)hobbyist/music lovers?
My only complaint is ......
You could have given some more explicit input,as to exactly what wines were SO enjoyed.Those,I can actually go out and buy,in the here and now!This business of "coils gone wild",takes a little more time to save up for!-:)
Best!
Mark

Wait, those values are way to big for transformer loading.

Yes - thanks for the report! And ques ça c'est 'Sonic Fireworks'?

BTW Andrew,the Sonic Fireworks discs are Direct To Disc if I remember,as I do have one volume(I think)."Blockbusters",and used to be the "staple" of many a Hi-Fi demo,by many dealers,in the old LP days.If you like,I can look for more of these(I think there were two volumes?)at the Princeton Record Exchange,if anyone else is curious.Crystal Clear Label,or maybe Sonic Arts?
Just let me know,and I'd be happy to keep an eye out.They don't usually cost much,and do show up from time to time.I'd have no problemo laying out the few bucks in advance.
Best!
Mark

Mark,

I was quite surprised myself regarding the 47K. In my system with the CAT preamp I did not find the level of disatisfaction we heard in Doug's system at 47K. Personally, in my system I actually like the 47K a lot. Although 100 ohms was a little smoother in the highs and a little more natural, the 47K provided more detail, soundstage depth and ariness. Exactly what you described at 47K. It did not fall apart like it did in Doug's system. The only caveat is that I was at 1.87g VTF when I was experimenting with loading. However, if anything I would expect the highs would be smoother at 47K AND 1.97g VTF.

Very interesting. Either our systems are unresolving (but Doug's is) or there is an issue with Doug's preamp at 47K with the O.

We were drinking a 2004 Cote de Rhone by Andre Brunnel. Rhones are always a good value in my book. Scotch was Lagavulin-16 year.

Dan_ed, not sure where you're going with this. You have the Doshi preamp. what does this mean? We did put the O in the MM inputs to get 47K.

Andrew