The Karmen is loads better than the Khan. So much so that it’s almost as good as the Linn stock top plate.
P.S.: I appreciate this is a minority opinion, so worth elaborating a bit from my notes from a long time ago. It adds a lot of dynamic slam to the deck, potentially there is some apparent reduction in surface noise as well. That said, I could still sense a slight bit of harshness in the treble that for me made it too much of a trade-off. This however is the one dimension where it was a lot better than the Khan.
I can totally see why most people would prefer the Karmen to the Linn top plate, to be fair.
Given the current waiting lists on anything Rolex, they might as well ALL be discontinued. 99% of all models on display in Rolex dealers are not for sale and some don’t even have any movements in them - just display cases.
Probably the world’s greatest example of demand massively outstripping supply.
Yes, to me there was a harshness in the treble that the top plate produced and I didn’t hear any advantage over the standard plate. Maybe I’ll revisit it again some day to have a listen again, but I did hear give it a good listen the first time.
Thank you, Ian, I am absolutely fine, thanks. Listening to my favourite radio programme of the week, BBC Radio 3’s Record Review, and just about to make myself a cappuccino.
Yes, Rolex famously supplied watches to Allied prisoners in Nazi POW camps during World War 2, and deferred payment until the POWs had been repatriated after the end of the War.
History doesn’t relate what would have happened if the Nazis had prevailed.
Just arrived……a triangular block of aluminium that sits on your record and makes things better………NO, it’s not an April Fool’s Day joke. Initial “with & without” tests show a clear improvement. Tangerine Audio Evenstar.
Looking forward to an elongated session this evening with my favourite albums.
Probably the easiest “user-installed” LP12 upgrade I’ve ever done.
Nice packaging from Tangerine Audio too.
Thank you to Wayne at Cymbiosis for shipping this to me only hours after you received your order from TA.