Well this is a special night. The snippet of sound I had right at the start of the thread (may be expired now on the upload site) is from one of my most favourite albums. As luck would have it it was most struck by my sibilance issue.
26 years ago I first heard this album and it’s remained on my top five every since (always digital until recently). And this is the first time that I listen to it on vinyl without sibilance spoiling it.
So to everyone who took the time to contribute here and tried to help, I raise my glass to you.
I present the album and the little red hero that saved the day:
I have. There is not too much to be had from the importer so the dealer offered to buy back the old Ania at a trade in value. Considering a year’s wear on the old cartridge and the value they offered I find it very fair. Plus he is coming back to my house to swap the elements on my deck. In my view the dealer has really gone above and beyond.
P.S. That’s still the dealers deck I’m listening on.
Oh perhaps I want to add to this. The phono stage.
As part of the investigation I was considering upgrading my phono stage as well. Currently have a Moon lp110 v2. Running this with the dealer recommended settings with the Ania Pro I have to say I am shelving that idea for now.
I am getting results that are comparing very favourably with digital streaming so going to leave well enough alone. So won’t be looking at a Rega Aria for now.
It seems that this little Moon performs pretty well if the cartridge does not muck things up for it.
Well done Kryptos it’s great when everything turns out well.
The Planar 6 is the first off the shelf, plug and play deck that I’ve had in a good few years and I have to say it’s excellent.
With the new cartridge it is really just shining. Granted I have little experience with other decks but compared to lossless digital source on my Star it is really a tough contender.
