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@@johnsimmons5056 sound quality about on par I think. I didn’t do a side by side comparison, but P8 maybe a bit more articulate and nuanced in the bass, this sounds more like the Gold Note Giglio I had (richer, more solid, weightier sound). But I’m still using the cheap crappy tonearm cable supplied whilst I wait for a new one to arrive, that could make a difference. In terms of living with it, an absolute pleasure. Dead silent, rock solid build and I think it’s a thing of beauty in a different way to the Rega. Easy VTA and cartridge swapping were key. The change wasn’t really anything to do with sound quality, but I couldn’t be happier, it’s really enjoyable too. My only gripe is the tonearm lifter but I was prepared for that - it works perfectly and drops and lifts the arm smoothly, but the lever’s action doesn’t feel in line with the build quality of every other part of this turntable. I have fond memories of the SL-1210 mk2, I sold mine around 2007 and I’ve always had this thing nagging me to get another Technics. When this was released it felt like the turntable I’d been waiting for for 20 years.

@@bugsaint They were supplied by Heed although I’m not sure if they come as standard. They weren’t in the boxes with the speakers when I got them although there was a space for them. I was expecting there to be plinths as I’d seen them in pictures as well as another version with a metal frame type base. When I asked Heed about it, they sent these to me. Do you have the standard or premium finish?

Hi which one of amplifires - obelisk or Technics is better for Enigmas?

@@gustoaudio8711 Mine are the Rosewood finish. Probably impossible to find the plinths on their own now. Btw, I have the same G700mk2 amp but prefer my Sugden driving the Enigmas.

@bugsaint I know what you mean, I prefer my Heed Obelisk with the Enigmas. They do like a warmer thicker sound. I got some Q Acoustics Concept 300 for the Technics, that’s a lovely combination

@@DawidSamborski-ec5rd Obelisk definitely. I’ve since got Q Acoustics for the Technics now, really nice synergy

Thank you. The furniture, I think it was from muebles.com or a similar website in Spain, very cheap. I modified it slightly, removed the middle door and added a couple of extra shelves in that section to accomodate more equipment, also added some LED lighting on the back side

*muebles.es

This cartridge is $629.49 on CD Japan.

@@archway67 🙏

@@sam66hazmal I’m torn between these Ophidians and the Heed Enigma’s. I put the Obelisk si3 & X2 back in the system to listen to once again before selling and they’re still there 3 months later! I’ve been enjoying it with the Ophidians so much I haven’t even got round to setting up the Enigmas again, which is what I was planning to do as they’re natural partners and great speakers too. Enigma’s bass is good but doesn’t compete with these for depth, texture and impact. Both are hybrid reflex/transmission line designs, the Ophidian is just a much larger cabinet and designed for a cleaner and more tonally accurate sound. But Enigmas do the spatial stuff exceptionally well, comparisons with normal speakers are useless when it comes to imaging, soundstaging, separation etc. Both boogie well which is most important. I loved the Rega speakers, some of my happiest music sessions have been with the RX5 and certainly the Elixir & RX3 at my previous home. I’ve got nothing but good things to say about them but compared to the RX5 these are a lot more accurate and refined from top to bottom (as you’d expect for around double the price). No point talking about LS50’s or Ophidian’s smaller speakers, simply no comparison. I might have to do a video about this

@@andrewj1638 Good question, quite hard to answer as these days I rarely listen at low volume! So I had to listen quietly earlier as it’s not something I’ve thought about for a long time. Listening with these Ophidian floorstanders (who thrive on good power - 4ohm, 87dB), the volume control at 8 o’clock and the dB meter on my phone showing peaks of 45-50dB in the listening position (however accurate that is) and there’s still a bass presence, there’s still good detail and depth in the image. (I actually left it playing whilst I went for a shower in the next room and could still hear/feel the bass). I can only talk about it in the context of my room, speakers and the other equipment I have or have heard from memory. And with the Obelisk X2 in the chain as I haven’t used the si3 without it for years, that surely improves things. My only real complaint about the Heed Elixir was a loss of dynamics at low volume, bass would roll right off. But that might have been as much a fault of the Rega RX3 I was using it with, speakers that came alive when pushed a bit. I used Obelisk more with the bigger RX5’s that like a bit more grip and can’t remember it lacking to be honest. Hard to compare from memory but thinking back the Rega Elicit-R was notably good at low volumes, and the SET amp I have is definitely great at all volumes despite being 5.5 watts, that was part of its design brief. Based on what I heard today Obelisk is very good too

@@joshuacooper473 exactly that, the shim is used to keep the correct stylus rake angle when a cartridge is often 2-4mm taller than the ones Rega supplies - Rega’s Bias, Elys & Exact are about 14mm from top to stylus tip, other manufacturers are typically 16-18mm. So when these are fitted without a shim the arm is tilted backwards slightly, so the shim compensates. With the arm parallel to the record it should be closer to the correct stylus rake angle. But how critical this is to the sound depends on the type of stylus (less critical with conical types for example, more critical with micro-line types)

I use a protractor that is closest to Lofgren (B I think), it’s called Schön Schablone Typ 2. For a quick install I use the one that comes with the HiFi News test disc, not sure what geometry it is but it’s usually pretty close if not equal to the Schön Schablone

@ thank you

@@sam66hazmal Not sure exactly but I think there were just tweaks to the tweeters as the model evolved from 3 to 5. It’s hard to find information in English at least, probably lots out there in Hungarian but it doesn’t translate very easily!

@@gustoaudio8711 thanks for your reply

which one is comparable to the MP-500? Amethyst or an MC variant?

I think Zsolt Huszti knows a thing or two about speaker design. These have nothing to do with those old Bose speakers, imaging and soundstage are outstanding. The soundstage becomes the whole room, imaging remains solid anywhere you move, like it does in reality. It’s not confined by the boundaries and reflections of two direct speakers. They aren’t perfect, no speaker is, of course there’s things other speakers do better but when it comes to releasing music into the room in the most natural and lifelike way, I’ve not heard anything like them. This design does more to remove room interaction than anything I’ve heard. Don’t judge by appearance

Wrong , omnis are where it’s at , no sweet spot just music filling your entire room.Once you get used to them all directly radiating speakers sound plain wrong.

🙏 thank you, there’s always some little tweaks to be made here and there but I am satisfied!

Cheers Jim, the turntable isn’t new, I’ve got it boxed up currently, it’s the same one in my profile picture. (the video is one I had on my phone from some time ago). I don’t have two systems any more so I need to keep one turntable and move the other one on but not sure which! Is your dog a Norwich Terrier? Great dogs, annoying when he wants to be, but utterly loveable!

@@gustoaudio8711 he actually belongs to my son, we always end up with some of his and my daughter's pets, I think my wife kidnappes them! 😂 He's a Terrier of some sort and looks very like yours and is the same colour.

Acoustic guitar panels on my walls? That’s a bit odd

Cheers, it’s the same cartridge, it is actually an MP500 but I’ve got a 300 stylus on it for now - I think they share the same generator anyway. I’m preserving the 500 stylus for now and the 300 sounds really good anyway, more forgiving on worse condition records but the 500 definitely has the edge on quality vinyl.

What is spinorama?

@@gustoaudio8711 CEA2034 measurements - On Axis, Off axis, Listening window, Directivity index, Predicted in room response. Someone should send these to Amir or Erin.

@@gustoaudio8711 Don't know what YT did with my comment. That is measurements according CEA2034 standard, include on axis, off axis responses, direct and reflected sound power, listening window , predicted in room response and directivity indexes.

Cheers Jim, there was quite a few interested but Spain is a big place and the north is too far for most! Too heavy and fragile to ship, each glass shelf weighs 12kg so that’s nearly 50kg before the solid blocks and fittings are added. It actually got some damage on the way to me originally but luckily because of the way it can be put together the dent is hidden on the rear

@@gustoaudio8711 Although my rack is not as heavy, my Atacama Equinox was delivered on a pallet from England to Scotland, think it cost around £80 if my memory is correct.

Thank you. I have Rega Couple 2 RCA from phono stage to preamp and HiDiamond 4 RCA from preamp to power amp. Speaker cables are Ricable Magnus mk2. I got almost all my cables second hand, not very expensive.

👍🏻 I don’t think you would regret it

Not heard any but I’m aware they were an inspiration in the design of these Heed speakers and the non-direct aspect