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Halcyonics under my tt. Wow

I just put my third, too expensive but wonderful, Halcyonic active isolation base under my Shindo Labs tt and am just overwhelmed by what I am hearing. I doubt if I will sleep tonight having 50 LPs that I "must" hear.

The ambient detail and realism is just shocking.

It is one of the great tragedies of audio that this device cannot be made somewhere for under $2000; I think they would sell hundreds. I know I would have one for every componnent. Mine was used.
tbg
tbg OP
5,263 posts
 
Elberoth2, I heard that they hoped to sell it for $8500 or less, but I have never seen it listed.

I think you can see why my experiences are so frustrating. It has become unobtainium.
lewm
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But Tbg, As I understand it, you own 3 Halcyonics platform, albeit maybe not the Silencer. So why are you frustrated? It is we paupers who ought to be frustrated.
tbg OP
5,263 posts
 
Lewm, yes, you are right I've got mine, but I really do wish everyone could have these magic devices, and I would love to have several more. I know from personal experience that you cannot get the same benefit from a second component stacked on top another on the Halcyonics. I have tried it with a transport on top the dac and a dac on top a music server.
thomasheisig
568 posts
 
Well, the question can be:
A Koetsu/Olympos or one of those???? :)
tbg OP
5,263 posts
 
Thomasheisig, I think these are cartridges, right? If so, your question is one that I cannot answer. I have no idea whether investing $8000 plus in a Halcyonics and $2000 in a turntable, arm, and cartridge can rival a $10,000 turntable, arm, and cartridge. I do think it is saying a lot that I won't speculate, however.
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