Viridian offers valuable advice. Take some time and let things settle in. It's
been my experience that when you change something in the system, the
balance that you are used to hearing has been changed. In your case, from
warmer to brighter. Your new TT set up is probably capable of revealing more
detail than your previous set up, in my system this almost always reveals itself
in the higher frequencies and as a result the warmth you had has been changed.
2 examples, I tried Transparent Ultra MM2 speaker cables to replace my aged
Transparent Ultras from 15 years ago. No doubt the MM2s revealed more of
what was possible, great detail and cleanness - but it was all on the top end
and I gave them back to my dealer because I preferred the sound of my old
cables. The dealer thought I was nuts but I know what I like and don't like.
Second and more to your situation, I have a gyrodec in the main system with
the Michell 250 and a Benz Glider that replaced a Grado Sonata. The Benz is
much more resolving and refined than the Grado but the Grado was very musical in a way the benz is not. My second table is an old Thorens 125 II with the TP16 arm and a 100 dollar grado on it. There are records and recordings I can play on that system that are almost unlistenable in the main
one. In some cases, less is more, but with good recordings on good vinyl the
main system can't be beat. Anyway the other thing I'll pass along came from
the guy I bought my CJ PR 16 LS from and that is that it is most often better
to tune the system you have than to get into the endless cycle of buying new
equipment - unless of course you just like buying different equipment - which is fine too. But to me equipment is a means to an end. You've bought some nice equipment and it'll sound good given time. Before I messed too much with anything I'd talk to your dealer - that's why you paid the premium
to buy from him and not here on Audiogon. Same reason I bought my gyrodec from my dealer as well. He set it up for me because I didn't have the
experience or desire to mess with it, and I wanted it right so I didn't have to think about it. If after some time things don't improve, that's when you start
changing things. And there's no shortage of valuable information here to help
in that regard, but your dealer would be the first guy I'd talk to and give him a crack at checking the set up and if it turns out all is well there see what he'll
do for you on a different cartridge. Happy Listening!
been my experience that when you change something in the system, the
balance that you are used to hearing has been changed. In your case, from
warmer to brighter. Your new TT set up is probably capable of revealing more
detail than your previous set up, in my system this almost always reveals itself
in the higher frequencies and as a result the warmth you had has been changed.
2 examples, I tried Transparent Ultra MM2 speaker cables to replace my aged
Transparent Ultras from 15 years ago. No doubt the MM2s revealed more of
what was possible, great detail and cleanness - but it was all on the top end
and I gave them back to my dealer because I preferred the sound of my old
cables. The dealer thought I was nuts but I know what I like and don't like.
Second and more to your situation, I have a gyrodec in the main system with
the Michell 250 and a Benz Glider that replaced a Grado Sonata. The Benz is
much more resolving and refined than the Grado but the Grado was very musical in a way the benz is not. My second table is an old Thorens 125 II with the TP16 arm and a 100 dollar grado on it. There are records and recordings I can play on that system that are almost unlistenable in the main
one. In some cases, less is more, but with good recordings on good vinyl the
main system can't be beat. Anyway the other thing I'll pass along came from
the guy I bought my CJ PR 16 LS from and that is that it is most often better
to tune the system you have than to get into the endless cycle of buying new
equipment - unless of course you just like buying different equipment - which is fine too. But to me equipment is a means to an end. You've bought some nice equipment and it'll sound good given time. Before I messed too much with anything I'd talk to your dealer - that's why you paid the premium
to buy from him and not here on Audiogon. Same reason I bought my gyrodec from my dealer as well. He set it up for me because I didn't have the
experience or desire to mess with it, and I wanted it right so I didn't have to think about it. If after some time things don't improve, that's when you start
changing things. And there's no shortage of valuable information here to help
in that regard, but your dealer would be the first guy I'd talk to and give him a crack at checking the set up and if it turns out all is well there see what he'll
do for you on a different cartridge. Happy Listening!