I have had my srx upgrade back for a couple of months now and I am a very happy guy. The improvements Tom has made on the Groove+ are impressive. I have to say that I think he upgraded my Lithos as well, so that certainly made a difference too. The adjustable loading is so easy and doable on the fly. The amount of information and finesse his little black box extracts from my ZYX cartridge is so revealing, I feel like I have a new record collection. I had a month to hear my Vibe/Pulse 2 upgrade before the Groove srx arrived and that upgrade is astonishing as well. Both upgrades do what Tom does best. He strips away the electrical noise that is so destructive to the music. The Groove+srx stand in was the battery powered ZYX Artisan pre, a great unit but it lacks the wallop the Groove can produce. What comes through with the Groove+srx is every nuance and sound that is on the record album. What you get is the power, clarity and subtlety of the music. The bass gets tighter and more powerful. Of course, the original Groove+ and Vibe/Pulse do an amazing job, the upgrades remove the last veil that clogs the space between certain notes or passages that can cause your brain to ask while listening to a 40 year old album that you have heard a thousand times where the hell did that come from?
The interesting side of the Groove+srx has been the break-in. It is perhaps the longest and most noticable break-in I have experienced, every bit of 1.5 to 2 months. Patience is required and rewarded. There were times .
The interesting side of the Groove+srx has been the break-in. It is perhaps the longest and most noticable break-in I have experienced, every bit of 1.5 to 2 months. Patience is required and rewarded. There were times .