MC, 0.2 mV. Design by Ikeda-san. A MC Decca. Needs heavy tonearm/special counterweight in Linn.
Ortofon Kontrapunkt B
Wonderful cartridge much better than Mikey describes it. 150 hr. break in.
Pass Labs Aleph ONO
Musical, detailed, quiet and focused. Has latest P/s upgrades. Sounds good S/e and balanced.
Adcom GFP-750
with remote, 25 lbs. Undergoing Black Gate mod.
Wolcott Audio P-220m
220w, mono pair, absolutely fantastic sound and user friendly
Sound Lab A-3
pair, 290 lbs. Will output 20HZ cleanly with correct amps in the right room.
HardBar.net Tripods
Composite mounting system designed by aerospace materials engineer increases coupling of A and M series Sound Labs by 5 x stock. Soler Points optional.
Cardas Golden Reference
Balanced 0.5 M rewired to correct SA-14 polarity. Needs 100 hours to break in.
Innersound Balanced
8M run from preamp to amps. Electrically sound - low capacitance - for this application.
FMS Blue
special cable from Ittok to Pass Ono.
Magnan Signature
Flat and wide. Sonically detailed and neutral. Synergistic with electrostats.
Accuphase T-100
am-fm, 31 lbs net. Mods by Don Scott.
McIntosh MR-7083
30 lbs. Under-rated sonically compared to earlier tuners.
Very nice stuff. I agree with the previous comments about the pre-amp being the obvious area to play with. Definitely try a tube pre-amp. So many good ones to choose from. I have had good results with the Joule and Audible Illusions with my esls (and tube power amp). Currently quite happy with a Mod3A. For more money, you could try the Hovland which was phenominal in my system when I had it on loan.
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