Ah, wives and their abilties to hear. I bought a used Audio Research PH3SE a little while ago, and was experimenting with different power cords using my wife's favorite LP. When I put on a used Elrod EPS-2 Signature the difference was so pronounced and positive she asked me what I'd done. When I fessed up to switching the power cord, she asked how much it had cost. It was the Moment of Truth, and I told her, expecting to be berated for spending so much on mere cabling. Instead she said, "Wow... worth every penny considering the difference it makes." Am I lucky, or what?
So my wife says to me this morning
So my wife says to me this morning "What did you do to your stereo"?
This morning I took the DL103 off the VPI Scout and mounted it on the Rega P25 with modified RB250 (paint stripped off the armtube and tungsten counterweight installed). I was dying to hear what differences where to be had with my tonearm mods.
"it sounds do much better. Sounds more like music, and less tinny."
Grrr!
That's not what I wanted to hear. The VPI costs so much more, and it looks so much better! Should sound better, right?
It did sound good, damn good. My feet were tapping for the first time.
Well, I put the Scout back in, and had the wife listen again. She said "it sounds irritating, it sounds like noise."
I guess I could put the Scout on display and the P25 in the back somewhere and have it spin the vinyl instead of the Scout.
:( I just love the looks of the Scout.
This morning I took the DL103 off the VPI Scout and mounted it on the Rega P25 with modified RB250 (paint stripped off the armtube and tungsten counterweight installed). I was dying to hear what differences where to be had with my tonearm mods.
"it sounds do much better. Sounds more like music, and less tinny."
Grrr!
That's not what I wanted to hear. The VPI costs so much more, and it looks so much better! Should sound better, right?
It did sound good, damn good. My feet were tapping for the first time.
Well, I put the Scout back in, and had the wife listen again. She said "it sounds irritating, it sounds like noise."
I guess I could put the Scout on display and the P25 in the back somewhere and have it spin the vinyl instead of the Scout.
:( I just love the looks of the Scout.
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