New guy on the block.

On the subject of low capacitance cables, one of the guys on the AVI forum recommended Klotz AC100 cable as being a good one to try as it is very low capacitance and quite inexpensive so I have ordered some on the net so I can make up a couple of leads and give it a try.

Edited by steve-z - 03 Nov 2013 at 11:07am

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Good news Steve! It's great the GA2 is giving you what you've been missing in the past. I'm forever digging out records that haven't been played for years and marvelling at the quality I never knew existed. It's what makes using Graham's kit so enjoyable ...

Hi all, it's been a while since my last post but hopefully this may be of interest to you vinyl lovers. As I said in my previous posts I had been very satisfied with the improved SQ I had from the addition of the Gram Amp 2. Having said that I believed there was still room for improvement, believing the weak link to be the 2M Red cartridge. I'd considered getting an Acryl-it platter for the Debut Carbon so I could use a Moving Coil cartridge, but the cost inclusive of a new cartridge was prohibitive. After much thought I decided to sell the Debut Carbon and replace it with the ProJect Genie RPM1.3 which I almost bought last year prior to getting the Carbon, the benefit being the non metallic platter and the arm having height adjustment which the Carbon arm lacked, buying new also meant I could sell the std fit 2M Red as new and unused to partially fund my intended cartridge the Denon DL110 high output moving coil. As I had a bit of a wait after ordering the DL110 I auditioned the Genie with the 2M Red for a few days, SQ was similar but with the Genie having a more taut and articulate bass. After a few days the DL110 arrived and was duly fitted. Reviews of the DL110 I'd read online suggested a fair bit of break in was required and this has proved to be the case. Initially is sounded a little bland and flat but after about 10 hrs or so it had improved noticeably and from then up to about 40 hrs it just got better and better. The combination of Genie/DL110/GramAmp 2 seems to be a match made in heaven and outclasses the old combo in pretty well every area, the cartridge proving to be a real star giving a panoramic soundstage with superb detail retrieval and top notch refinement levels as well as an inky black noise floor, mainly I think due to the superior quality diamond which has almost completely banished surface noise. It's been a case of listening to records I've not played in a while putting a big grin on my face because they sound better than they ever had before, whoever said vinyl is dead aught to have a listen to this, vinyl dead, never!!