I recently encountered a remarkable vinyl front end:
Roksan Xerxes (original, with XPS2 external PSU)
Kuzma Stogi (original; not "S" or Reference)
Ortofon Quasar MC @ 1.8g VTF
Naim StageLine; grey SNAIC between this and...
HiCap (socket 4); Chord something custom cable from socket 1 to (RCA) phono inputs on preamp)
Sounded pretty good to me, but I wasn't used to the rest of the system. anyone encountered anything like this combo? What can be easily improved, and what should avoided?
Thanks -- Best;
Mark
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Posted on: 25 March 2002 by Top Cat
The Xerxes can be a fantastic deck, given the right setup and arm/cartridge. It seems to be overlooked by many, but in some ways it sounds better than an LP12/Aro/Lingo (which I used to have) and so I believe that it's a viable alternative.
Of course, I've never heard the configuration that you are talking about, but I'm sure it wouldsound great as well...
TC '..'
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Posted on: 26 March 2002 by Frank Abela
But it's not easy as that particular combination isn't known to me. I know the Xerxes of course, but the arm is an unknown and I've pretty much forgotten what a Quasar sounds like! Sorry mate.
Regards,
Frank.
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