Nice upgrade, Restock. Never heard any, but from what I've been reading the last few years, Shindo seems to make some really musical gear.

Wanna give some insight to what the new toys brought to your system?

darkmoebius February 11, 2009 05:57

I know it's impossible to compare the two different vinyl setups now, but were the differences you perceived between the JLTI and Xono?

darkmoebius November 18, 2008 00:01

Terry Cain always said the Fi/Abby combo was "magic in a bottle". The A205A/Abby combo is another one of those freakish pairings. Try picking up a used one for ~$600 around here, you will be surprised.

Unfortunately, I have to seriously downsize my system. I'm now in a 1 bedroom apartment and there is no room for the IM-Bens + Bailey subs. It's taken me a 1.5 years to accept this truth and it hurts.

For now, I' going to keep my turntable setup and go with headphones. I may actually try the A205A, just need to settle on a really killer phono stage and headphones.

darkmoebius July 29, 2008 06:05

Hey Restock,

Have you ever had a chance to try out an Almarro A205A EL34 SEP amp with your Abbys?

Man, it is one seriously sweet combo - quite possibly, one of the best amp/speaker combos I have ever heard at any price point below insane. There is something just "right" about it.

I've heard upgrading the coupling cap in the A205A to Venhaus V-Caps takes it to a whole different level.

darkmoebius July 28, 2008 23:08