Just had an XX2 fitted and in home setup (to replace the XX1) courtesy of Derek at New Audio Frontiers. Well chuffed with it, I had almost written off Vinyl after the CDS2 head upgrade. The LP12 now has the edge over the CDS2.
Derek also brought the Supercap to dem with the prefix. I had been suffering slow bloated bass (new home has dry lined walls), especially with the XX1 which the XX2 has gone a most fo the way to resolving. The cold Supercap was a revelation though and definitely a worthwhile upgrade even though the prefix was cold. It totally removed the bass end nasties, opened up the sound immensely, reduced surface noise, all in all a worthwhile upgrade from the (warmed up) Hicap.
I will be accustomising myself to the XX2 for a few weeks before deming the XPS vs CDSPS to deciding whether to go Supercap Prefix or XPS first.
Thanks Derek.
Posted on: 16 February 2002 by ken c
Just had an XX2 fitted and in home setup (to replace the XX1) courtesy of Derek at New Audio Frontiers. Well chuffed with it, I had almost written off Vinyl after the CDS2 head upgrade. The LP12 now has the edge over the CDS2.good choice ... man, you dont know what's in store for you when the XX2 is fully run in. mine is now. its hard to imagine why vinyl should sound so good. what i find hard to imagine is that the tekaitora is even better -- how can that be?
sorry i didnt check your profile -- what arm? aro mandatory i believe...
enjoy
ken
Posted on: 16 February 2002 by Bosh
Ken
An ARO (and Geddon)/52/Super/135/SBL
"its hard to imagine why vinyl should sound so good" - If theres more to come after run-in, me too!
"what i find hard to imagine is that the tekaitora is even better" - Derek says the Te Kaitora is significantly better than the XX2 and the XV1 is simillarly better than the Te Kaitora. I find it hard to justify £1700 and £2500 on "disposable" items.
Interestingly though, Derek says a Supercap/Prefix/XX2 (£3800)is better than a Hicap/Prefix/XV1 (£3800)and the Supercap will always be worth half the original outlay.
