Reflex M Convert!
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Category: Turntable Audio
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Topic: Reflex M Convert!
Posted By: barryb5
Subject: Reflex M Convert!
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2017 at 1:14pm
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Well, I'm sitting here looking at my living area now in a state of upheaval and disorder, and not in the least bit perturbed or inclined to restore harmony anytime soon. If someone perhaps familiar with my usual living arrangements should chance upon the scene now, they would at best assume I'd lost something and accordingly torn the place asunder in hot pursuit of it, or worse, assume I'd been burgled by some feckless individuals deprived of civility. And the reason for disarray - the Reflex M. An evening with the intent of cueing up a couple of records, turned unthinkingly into post 2am session addictively mining my collection, turned into record jackets and sleeves littering the floor, turned into me giving in to sleep at the very last only to rise again at 5.30am with a thirst for more... It's a well worn reviewing trope that usually has me casting a jaded eye - but yes - I am actually hearing things I haven't quite heard before. Or rather, I'm hearing things I have heard a million times before, but now they're somehow being presented in the way they always should've been - now, everything just sounds right. Marvin Gaye's What's Going On brings forth sublime separation and detail, lending a beautiful lens into the multitude of instrumentation, chatter vocal tracks and string arrangements. His voice is honeysuckle sweet and hangs suspended masterfully in the centre. Turning on Nicolas Jaar's recent album Sirens reveals prodigious bass that is at once, bottomless and impactful. Grizzly Bear's Yellow House reveals the natural timbre of acoustic instruments and more than a peek into the acoustics of the room in which they were recorded. And on and on it goes, each record a revelation, proffering something it hadn't before. Many thanks to Jon (Fatmangolf) for arranging the loaner - a brilliant service. As I somewhat sheepishly confessed to him, the Reflex M/ PSU1 combo is more than I really intended to spend on a phono preamp - or rather - is more than I can quite afford at one any time. But now it's most certainly a case of once tasted, not to be easily forgotten. There is no going back now. Pennies will be saved and corners cut, and done so without complaint. The Reflex M is worth it, and then some, folks.
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Posted By: BAK
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2017 at 9:50pm
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"Another one gone, another one gone, Another one bites the dust!" We all here on the forum have this same feeling. Enjoy! ------------- Bruce AT-14SA, Pickering XV-15, Hana EL, Technics SL-1600MK2, Lautus, Majestic DAC, Technics SH-8055 spectrum analyzer, Eminence Beta8A custom cabs; Proprius & Reflex M or C, Enjoy Life your way! |
Posted By: RichieCactus
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2017 at 9:54pm
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Fantastic review! When I've got my Rega sorted out, I'll be buying one of these... or an Era... or Accession... or...  ------------- Rega RP8/Cartridgeman MM3/Thorens TD166/AudioMods VI/Accession/Croft RIAA/Arcam A85/Quad 21L |