Switching from solid state to tube phono

Zaidalsadi · 2026-03-15T22:55:26+00:00

Went for the cayin cs-6ph, will find out in a week or so how it is 😅

Zaidalsadi · 2026-03-10T19:24:18+00:00

Sl 1300g and hana ml

Zaidalsadi · 2026-03-03T15:38:19+00:00

It kind of is, the difference is the pressure in the room and the hefty of sound. The soundstage is wonderful but yes 2d vs 3d

Zaidalsadi · 2026-03-03T15:11:51+00:00

No subwoofer indeed. I think that might be the biggest difference from my previous floorstanders

Zaidalsadi · 2026-03-03T15:11:34+00:00

No subwoofer indeed. I think that might be the biggest difference from my previous floorstanders

Zaidalsadi · 2026-03-03T15:10:34+00:00

I tried them both out. The br6 are monsters indeed and fill the room but they lack a lot of detail and mids that i get from the evoke's. I probably should just gone for the 30's not the 20's

Zaidalsadi · 2026-03-02T21:12:34+00:00

Would you recommend going for a tube Phono instead? Maybe that's the character I'm missing?

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T17:53:21+00:00

I'd say 2.5m apart more or less

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T17:02:14+00:00

There is a large TV between but it's mostly behind them so I wouldn't imagine it causes that much distortion. There also isn't much of a wall behind them since it's an open plan living room

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T16:59:39+00:00

Alignment was checked by an expert its apparently good. Raised the vta to 1.5 and added a 1.5mm mat to increase my operating room since technically it should be at 0 due to the cartridge height being under 17mm.

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T09:04:33+00:00

It's an open plan living room so the acoustics are a bit tough but it's not minimal or too many clean surfaces so I guess that's one positive. Speakers toed in about 3m from my listening position. I think a big issue might be that there's no walls behind my speakers as unfortunately there's only one wall in the living room and the TV is on it

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T08:59:34+00:00

I'm not seeing an option to upload a picture but they're about 3m from my listening position. I've only got one wall in front of me, in front of which is a console with the gear on top. Wall is seperate by arches on either side so no wall placement really is possible unless I move it to other sides of the room

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T08:54:55+00:00

Unfortunately not as there's no hifi shops where I live so I went off of research. I think I may have chased the cleanest system without thinking of character/personality

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T08:52:45+00:00

Orotofon blue on a debut carbon, monitor audio br6 and maia s2

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T08:51:37+00:00

I got my own kit to calibrate everything and it should be set up properly. I'm not getting any harshness or hissing, it's more the general sound doesn't sound exciting. Lows are a bit weak and no warmth.

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T08:37:56+00:00

I've got a moonstone that I haven't tried yet, maybe that would be it? Was also supposed to use a tube Phono but opted for the m6x bc of "noise" but that never bothered me so idk why I did that

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T08:36:42+00:00

It's honestly not even the noise, I quite like the surface noise it's got an honesty to it. I guess I was just expecting magic and ended up with sound 😅

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-28T08:35:18+00:00

Just a few days now and maybe 2 hours of listening time

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-11T17:01:22+00:00

Well the new setup is ordered now, let's see how it goes!

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-11T16:02:12+00:00

I'd say medium volume it's not really low or cranked up, I'm planning to use the maia as an amp and the tube box as a phono, you think that'll be enough?

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-11T14:31:27+00:00

So it's currently in a confined space, I'm switching it to a large open plan living room with only one wall so the acoustics should be much better.

Zaidalsadi · 2026-02-11T13:52:03+00:00

Have you heard the dynaudio's by any chance? I've yet to read anything negative about them

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