Angsty
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I ran mine at 100 ohms on the Insight.
Let's See What Makes Your Vinyl Spin!
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AnthonyI
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I ran my SL at 800Ω and it was fantastic gave it a little more "air", I'd give it a try. Gratz on the cart, while I never got to the ML, the SL is still one of my all time favorites.
Jbraswell
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Finally got my son setup with the Project I won from Qobuz. Sounds pretty good right out of the box. The anti-skate is an interesting design.
I also won a Rhino copy of Coltrane's Sound but it is not getting handed down
Starting out with some cheap vinyl.
I also won a Rhino copy of Coltrane's Sound but it is not getting handed down
Starting out with some cheap vinyl.
Angsty
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Not a bad starter setup!Finally got my son setup with the Project I won from Qobuz. Sounds pretty good right out of the box. The anti-skate is an interesting design.
I also won a Rhino copy of Coltrane's Sound but it is not getting handed down
Starting out with some cheap vinyl.
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Angsty
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The ML has lower impedance than the SL. Its impedance is 8Ω and it is recommended to load it with an impedance of greater than 100Ω. I tried 100Ω and 200Ω. On the Insight, I ran my SL at 1000Ω with great results.
A friend's current hifi.
Magico S7 speakers + Constellation Audio Hercules II reference stereo amp.
VPI Classic Direct Drive Signature turntable with Ortofon MC Century moving coil cartridge, Conrad Johnson tube preamp and phono stage, Lumin streamer, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC and Memory Player.
A small portion of his records + SACDs.
Magico S7 speakers + Constellation Audio Hercules II reference stereo amp.
VPI Classic Direct Drive Signature turntable with Ortofon MC Century moving coil cartridge, Conrad Johnson tube preamp and phono stage, Lumin streamer, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC and Memory Player.
A small portion of his records + SACDs.
Dear sweet lordA friend's current hifi.
Magico S7 speakers + Constellation Audio Hercules II reference stereo amp.
VPI Classic Direct Drive Signature turntable with Ortofon MC Century moving coil cartridge, Conrad Johnson tube preamp and phono stage, Lumin streamer, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC and Memory Player.
A small portion of his records + SACDs.
Jbraswell
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Looks awesome! How did it sound?A friend's current hifi.
Magico S7 speakers + Constellation Audio Hercules II reference stereo amp.
VPI Classic Direct Drive Signature turntable with Ortofon MC Century moving coil cartridge, Conrad Johnson tube preamp and phono stage, Lumin streamer, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC and Memory Player.
A small portion of his records + SACDs.
Incredible. He previously had Conrad Johnson tube amps driving the Magicos, but it's simply a different ball game with the Constellation Audio Hercules. Far more dynamic, more power, more authority, just more of everything.
Angsty
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I think it would take Hercules to lift that amp!
One thing I don't understand about some high end manufacturers is why they don't put handles on all their huge monoblocks. McIntosh does it. Krell did it. It makes moving it around much easier. Pictures don't really show how big that Constellation Audio Hercules amp is. It's like a mini fridge. For context on the size, that's a fireplace above it. It cannot be moved without a dolly or something with wheels. You're simply not carrying it anywhere...lol
Angsty
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I think handles would just invite you to try to lift it by yourself and slipped discs would ensue.
Loving it, @Slimwhit33 Only have about 30 minutes with it so far but it sounds great and makes my room nice and warm 
Slimwhit33
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Awesome! Looks great! I always used the Line Straight function. Give it a try!
I’ve been switching though the different functions and had to get the book out to figure out how to get the speakers to stop when I plugged in my headphones. I’ve been playing it for an hour now and didn’t notice until I got a text to turn the music off lol.
kvetcha
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You're gonna wanna acoustically isolate those speakers!Finally got my son setup with the Project I won from Qobuz. Sounds pretty good right out of the box. The anti-skate is an interesting design.
I also won a Rhino copy of Coltrane's Sound but it is not getting handed down
Starting out with some cheap vinyl.
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Jbraswell
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Not sure I understand. Can you elaborate?
kvetcha
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Having the speakers on the same surface as the turntable (and in such proximity) can produce acoustic feedback at higher volumes. Bass tones resonate back into the table.
It helps that the speakers have (rubber?) feet, but still.
Sebastian
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A few years back I had put a new cart on my Pioneer and during playback, it kept skipping, especially towards the end of a record. I couldn’t understand why and I kept checking the alignment and tracking force. Turns out it was the vibrations coming from my then bookshelf speakers. However I didn’t have those issues with the previous cart but I eventually went with floor speakers.
If floor speakers, or stands for the bookshelves, aren’t an option because of space or budget and the speakers have to go on the same surface as the table you can get little desk mount monitor stands or foam isolation pads to put the speakers on.
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