rushton
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| Aesthetix Io strange behaviour Best to call Glenn at Aesthetix. He will know. (805) 529-9901 | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Aesthetix"The best phono stage we have ever heard"...on newsstands now, Io Eclipse wins 5 Stars from What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision magazine in the UK - What an honor, thank you! http://www.whathifi.com/themag/07-2012 | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Tobes, I haven't seen these instructions. I've always just followed the lighting of the diodes on the face of the power supplies as my guide. But, from experience, if the power supplies are not fully stabilized, you can get some wonky sounds. For ... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse The Rhea Signature is very good. The Io Signature is materially better. I'd also prefer the standard Io over the Rhea Signature, particularly knowing that I can update it at any time. Please don't misunderstand the noise point. The Io is VERY quie... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse If a key requirement for your enjoyment is "dead silence" from the electronics, the Io will likely never satisfy your need. It is generating 80db of gain all from tubes. There are tradeoffs in doing this as compared to a solid state phono stage or... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse I recommend you call Aesthetix and talk with Jim or Glenn about your proposed placement. They will have the experience across their user base to help you make that determination.You can reach Glenn at (805) 529-9901 | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Lewm,The Io with volume controls has an active stage following the volume controls. It is not passive.The second PS chassis makes the Io fully dual mono. One PS chassis feeds the left channel and the second feeds the right channel, with no shared ... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse By the way, when I was debating about the second power supply, the following it what Jim White told me *he* hears with the addition:Adding the second supply improves the sound in the following ways:.. Added space.. Improved macro dynamics.. Improv... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Sidekick_i, I use the line input for a CD player. No problems at all. I will occasionally swap to a tuner on this input by switching the interconnect (I do so at the source, not at the Io). It would certainly be possible to have a source switching... | |
| Best tube-based phono stage? Best? Aesthetix Io EclipseOutrageously Excellent? Atma-Sphere MP-1Would be helpful to know a price range your friend may be willing to work within.. | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Sidekick_i, I have owned the Io Signature phono stage with dual power supplies, volume controls and additional line input since Aesthetix first made this version available to the market. It is superb, which makes me believe that the Io Eclipse is ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I've always heard that this was a recording of a Land Rover, but may just be a myth."The 'jalopy' pulling up at the end of the LP is stunning, but the entire LP is of reference quality." | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? La Folia (collection of Spanish Renaissance Dances), Paniagua/AtrmMMadrid, Harmonia Mundi HM 1050 (ATR 0103 reissue)Villancicos (Spanish country songs), Paniagua/AtrmMMadrid, Harmonia Mundi HM 1025 (Speakers Corner reissue)Laudate II, Drottingholm... | |
| Aesthetix stellar customer service Great people doing excellent work! Jim and Glenn are top notch. If you like Aesthetix, go ahead and LIKE their Facebook page if you've not done so already. . | |
| Recommend some Blues music to a newbie Makes sure to explore different styles of Blues and acoustic vs electric. There is a lot of variety. Here are some artists to pursue (certainly NOT an exhaustive list). I've listed one or two album titles, too, as good starting points:Butler, Wild... |