tyrion Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 Mike I'll bring the cart and my set gear to CanJam if you want and we can do a comparison on your table if you like, unfortunately after you hear it you might end spending some cash That would be great. If it beats out my cart, then it goes on Audiogon and I pick up the Zyx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted March 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 That would be great. If it beats out my cart, then it goes on Audiogon and I pick up the Zyx. assuming you don't already have one by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 assuming you don't already have one by then I did some buzzed buying last night so I have another watch incoming so the Zyx will have to wait a month or so, if and only if it beats out the Benz Micro 3H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 jp and tyrion you guys are crazy. Never have an audiophile as a close friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 jp and tyrion you guys are crazy. Never have an audiophile as a close friend Ain't that the truth. Problem is almost all my close friends are audiophiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randerson3024 Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I was going to buy a ZYX while in Singapore, but the dealer had both the Transfiguration Orpheus and Air Tight PC-1. Even with the shitty dollar conversion rate, the PC-1 came out on top and should sound great on my Basis set up. It will replace a Lyra Titan, which just didn't quite do it for me (replacing a Koetsu). I would love to hear one set up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 grats on the air tight I always wanted to hear one they are said to be one of the absolute best you can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 x2 on the Air Tight. Do they have the ZYX Atmos in Singapore as well? I'd love to hear it someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randerson3024 Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 x2 on the Air Tight. Do they have the ZYX Atmos in Singapore as well? I'd love to hear it someday. Thanks. I'm not sure. The dealer still carries ZYX, but was selling mostly Transfiguration, EMT, and the occasional Air Tight. The name of the business is Audio Note, ask for Cecil Tan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob N Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I'm looking to buy a Fuji but the dealer has a Cosmos (nude Airy 3) with 10 hrs on it boxed with headshell silver weight and full guarantee for the same price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I'm looking to buy a Fuji but the dealer has a Cosmos (nude Airy 3) with 10 hrs on it boxed with headshell silver weight and full guarantee for the same price nice! I think depending on your setup that the weight is absolutely necessary. I have a blob of blue tack on top of my cartridge and have no doubt that the improvements of the SB would be well worth it, as it has in the past for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob N Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I've decided on the Fuji (with weight) and GT Audio step up transformers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob N Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Here's a pic of the prototype step up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 any details on the transformers? who winds them, and what else do they wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 The bloom seems very interesting. Is it fairly forgiving, or really tweaky to set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 The bloom seems very interesting. Is it fairly forgiving, or really tweaky to set up? extremely tweaky. my main pain point with it is that it sounds totally freaking awesome the first time you listen to it... I mean, incredible. Then you realize that you can tweak it more (especially VTA, but I can hear differences in .05g VTF for example) and you start to dial it in for a particular record (recording idiosyncrasies, record thickness, your current sonic preferences of the day, etc.) and it sounds even better... then you start doing this for every record... I mean, it doesn't sound bad with an average setup, but once you hear the detail this thing offers when setup just right, it's quite amazing... then there are the other models... at this point, I'd love to finish up some projects and just tweak and listen... soon it will happen, and it will be a wonderful day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 wow, it sounds like a meth-head's dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I'd probably set it up once VTA, VTF and forget it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob N Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 any details on the transformers? who winds them, and what else do they wind It's from Graham tricker at GT Audio.I don't think he winds them himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 This link belongs in this thread... AudiogoN Forums: New ZYX Carts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 just as an update a month or so ago I bought my Bloom back from Dan by way of Alex and WOW what a great cart. Not sure what I was thinking when I sold it, although I dod just upgrade to the Atmos but I do think this will remain the back up. It is a shame that Zyx got greedy and axed Sora Sound as Mehran was a great dealer/dist for them. At $500 it was the deal of the century at $1000 it is a tougher sell. Still great for a grand just tough to stomach a 100% markup over the previous price. Hate to say it but I like it over the Denon DL-S1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 just as an update a month or so ago I bought my Bloom back from Dan by way of Alex and WOW what a great cart. Not sure what I was thinking when I sold it, although I dod just upgrade to the Atmos but I do think this will remain the back up. It is a shame that Zyx got greedy and axed Sora Sound as Mehran was a great dealer/dist for them. At $500 it was the deal of the century at $1000 it is a tougher sell. Still great for a grand just tough to stomach a 100% markup over the previous price. Hate to say it but I like it over the Denon DL-S1. What? Don't tell me this. So your current bench reads Atmos, Bloom DL-S1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 yes Greg the Bloom has better mids than the Denon but the Denon has the better bass. In the end it is a trade off but I am going to sell the Denon on the net few days and stick with the Bloom as a back up for the Atmos. Liking the Bloom over the Denon does not make the Denon suck. Both the Shelter and Denon are great carts in their own right but at the end of the day given the trade offs with each cart I do really prefer the Bloom. You could get the ZYX RS100 on ebay for $680:jacob: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 HOLY COW! the Atmos is a screaming amazing cart and as good as the Yatra, Fuji and Bloom were the Atmos smokes the living daylights out of them. I'm going to give it a break in over 25 hours or to begin to listen seriously as most reviews point to this time frame for suspension break in. So far all aspects of reproduction are vastly improved, sounds really jump out of the speakers . Listening to Willie Nelsons Stardust, what a fun record, and the guitar snap is wonderful and the vocals are just magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Congrat JP! That sounds like fun times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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