Grado Reference Series

Just an update for nic10 or anyone interested. Turns out the cart is meeting my expectations and exceeding them and I am enjoying it very much. With that said I think there may be more of a middle ground level of improvement for someone looking to jump up to the master. Gkirkos I agree with what you said about the combo stuff vs. not holding it together with other denser music and should you be interested the Ref. is doing what I think we both love about it as well as keepin more complex stuff from getting smeared. I think I'll pull out some King Crimson tonight if I can get to it before the boy goes down

I had a Sonata.....had a curious brown character and a smearing that I didn't like.

I have Sonata with about 50 hours on it now and I hear no smearing or darkness. It could be your set up; it took me some patient alignment and adjustments to get this one to sing.