Greetings again.
After trying everything discussed lately there is a chance that I will return the table and exchange it for something else. My dealer has been very gracious through the whole process and will take the table back if needed. He even stopped by my house this morning and agreed that the hum is unacceptable. We have exhausted every possible scenario and even one of his RP3 in the store hums using an Elys 2.
As I mentioned earlier I really like the sounds of the table and with music playing you don't notice the hum even during quiet passages. My wife who has an incredible ear also loves it.
As far as their design some folks complain that you can not do a lot of adjustments and since I have a Rega cartridge this remains a non issue. If I decided on another cartridge there are shims available to adjust the VTA.
The questions remaining are: Do I like the table enough to deal with the shortcomings or look at something else??
My dealer's other options are Music Hall, Project and The Marantz TT-15 S1. The latter sounds fantastic and it's pretty much a Clearaudio with a very expensive cartridge and tonearm.
The other two can be purchased in packs or super packs depending of the table/cartridge package.
I would keep it in the same price range and here we go again.
Anyone has had experiences with the models above?? I have read lots of positive comments about the Marantz and I am looking for musicality not HI-FI jargon. Thanks again for your patience and comments.
After trying everything discussed lately there is a chance that I will return the table and exchange it for something else. My dealer has been very gracious through the whole process and will take the table back if needed. He even stopped by my house this morning and agreed that the hum is unacceptable. We have exhausted every possible scenario and even one of his RP3 in the store hums using an Elys 2.
As I mentioned earlier I really like the sounds of the table and with music playing you don't notice the hum even during quiet passages. My wife who has an incredible ear also loves it.
As far as their design some folks complain that you can not do a lot of adjustments and since I have a Rega cartridge this remains a non issue. If I decided on another cartridge there are shims available to adjust the VTA.
The questions remaining are: Do I like the table enough to deal with the shortcomings or look at something else??
My dealer's other options are Music Hall, Project and The Marantz TT-15 S1. The latter sounds fantastic and it's pretty much a Clearaudio with a very expensive cartridge and tonearm.
The other two can be purchased in packs or super packs depending of the table/cartridge package.
I would keep it in the same price range and here we go again.
Anyone has had experiences with the models above?? I have read lots of positive comments about the Marantz and I am looking for musicality not HI-FI jargon. Thanks again for your patience and comments.