Diptyque 160's didn't work out for me in this room, so back to the Dutch & Dutch 8c's, which are still fantastic all in ones. Modwright LS300, Bricasti M1 S2, and Coda 16 are all sitting idle in this setup. I use AES from a Mutec MC3+USB directly into the 8c's.
The Geddes Abbeys are a controlled directivity waveguide design, intended to be positioned at 22 degrees off axis. In other words, the direct axis is crossing in front of the listener. The image is rock solid and the reverberant field is very controlled and stable this way. There are very low direct reflections from the adjacent side walls because the horizontal pattern is narrowly controlled at about 90 degrees.
Thanks! No, I don't really have a cart collection like some here. Previously I was using a Zu Denon 103R Grade 2 which I thought was a pretty amazing cartridge for the money. The Hyperion was just a huge leap forward, which it should be, at the price. It's more precise and articulate at both extremes and much more believable in the mids, as the Denon was rather ripe there, though pleasant in its own way. The Soundsmith really gets the body of acoustic instruments right, which was very important to me for my music tastes.
I'm about to install the magnetic bearing upgrade for the Salvation, as well as the arm wand direct mount counterweights in the next week or so and am really looking forward to hearing the results. Vic continues to refine the last drops of goodness into this combo and somehow it just keeps getting better.
System edited: Changed from Atma-Sphere MLS1/M60's to a TRL Dude and Hypex NCore 400 monoblocks. Added the VLN battery supply to the Audiophilleo 1. I recently got back into vinyl with a Trans-Fi Salvation rim drive and Terminator T3Pro air bearing arm, Zesto Audio Andros PS1, Zu Denon 103R. I'm now using 3 Geddes bandpass/PR subs and 2 CHT 18" sealed subs for ULF.
