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Topic: newbie needs advice
Posted By: notwelshyet
Subject: newbie needs advice
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2022 at 6:44pm
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Good evening all Hope you are keeping well - having completed my integrated amp (leema tucana anniversary) and speaker (focal kanta 1) shopping, to go with my technics 1210gr i now need a phono amp and interconnects - my initial thoughts are the reflex m (i have MM cartridge), with Lautus interconnects - any thoughts? Also, the lautus interconnects are 1.5m long at minimum - can i get them shorter, my kit isn't that far apart - or do they need to be that long? many thanks for any help/advice - i am completely new to this, and i will be honest i started off with a budget for all components that ended up to be less than i spent on the speakers - my wife calls it specification drift! charlie
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Posted By: patientot
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2022 at 8:02pm
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The Reflex M is great. If you want to try before buying, you can look into the loaner program. I would email using the contact form to inquire about shorter cables. Maybe take a measurement and figure out what length you need. ------------- SL-1200 MK7 (modified) + Reflex M + PSU-1 used with AT150-40ML, AT VM95ML, Stanton 680mkII + Ogura, and Shure M35X cartridges. |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2022 at 8:03pm
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Hi Charlie and welcome. The Reflex M is a very good starting point, I have one myself but I have the PSU1 power supply as for the cable (Lautus) it has to be that minimum length to work at it's best "I think I'm correct in saying that" I'm sure if I'm not someone will put me right. You don't say what cartridge your using? This may help others here in giving you advice. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: notwelshyet
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2022 at 7:49am
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good morning and thanks both i currently have an AT VM750SH cartridge on a totally unmodified technics 1210gr. I shall see if i can get a loan reflex many regards
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Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2022 at 10:24am
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The loan program is great way of hearing the product in your own system and surroundings, I used it to try out new cables as I wonted more bass for my headphone listening, It was not a big improvement but enough to make me happy and the end result was I made the purchase. All the loan costs you is P&P ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2022 at 3:02pm
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If it's 1m you need the Cusat50 phono cable is great. ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: notwelshyet
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 6:23am
| Thanks all - had a couple of very helpful chats with John and an Accession is winging it's way to me now, as well as a CuSat50 interconnect and some spatia cables.. looking forward to the indulgence of just sitting and listening to my collection for the next few days! |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 6:01pm
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Charlie. Going all out on the cable front, Should make for an interesting listening session with the Accession. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 7:24pm
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Agreed. it's good to hear the music right. Happy listening! ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: Aussie Mick
Date Posted: 10 May 2022 at 4:12am
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Speaking (typing) as a lover of the Tucana and current owner of Kanta No2, the Accession is a worthy companion. I owned the Relfex M for some time before purchasing an Accession, which I felt was easily justified but the Kanta’s revealing nature. I could hear the difference reasonably well on my older PMC Twenty5.22, but the buckets of extra resolution offered from the Kanta was a shock. Enjoy the listening, Mick. ------------- Rega RP8 - Apheta 2 - Accession MC Enigma PS -Solo ULDE (Focal Utopia) - PS Audio M700 - Fical Kanta No2 |
Posted By: notwelshyet
Date Posted: 13 May 2022 at 7:45am
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Hi Mick, i would have loved the kanta 2s, but my room just wasn't big enough - and my wife said the yellow ones were too banana like to be allowed! The kantas are amazing, they even make my old roksan amp sound good (with the in built phono amp), but when i put the turntable through the accession and then the leema the change is amazing. clarity is brilliant, and it actually made me feel that the sound is taller vertically - the soundstage is just much bigger. even an ignoramus like me can tell that this amp - and the cables - work brilliantly. thanks to all for advice and a special mention to John who has the patience of a saint and has helped me tremendously...
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Posted By: notwelshyet
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2022 at 9:43am
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just as an update, i've had my accession now for a couple of weeks - bought the enigma psu at the same time - utterly brilliant... i am spending hours every day just listening, great way to relax. many thanks to John again.. ------------- technics 1210gr, leema tucana anniversary, focal kanta 1s, accession mm |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2022 at 6:08pm
Another happy GS owner.  ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
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