The Gyro SE is up and together...Origin Silver arm all set up with Audio Note IQ1 cartridge.
I thought my Syncro was pretty good with the Rega 250/Nagaoka MP110 setup.....oh...no...The Gyro sounds sublime to me! I know i didnt go mad with my choice of cartridge, but its so far away from the syncro its untrue!
I think the syncro, with a similar arm and cartridge setup on it, would certainly perform a whole lot better that with its current kit, but the Gyro sounds so assured and it just seems to take evrything in its stride...it took me a long time to get it set up properly, but that time was so very well spent because it positively sings.
I tried a pretty varied bag vinyl wise...starting with an Evi Vine Album give your heart to the hawks...very laid back and gentle with subtle vocals, i thought this would be a good starting point as i thought it may pick up any short comings in the setup...which it did..but as i went on it just got better and better...end result is a thing of beauty....ok, it is a brand new LP, but not a hint of any background noise or mistracking anywhere and her vocal now come over so airy and it seems you can hear every facet of her vocal cords working..it truly is amazing....i then played it on the syncro and while it was still quite good, it just lacked the depth and really showed how revealing and detailed the gyro is.
I then moved onto Dead Can Dance's LP Anastasis......again the gyro is so revealing and strident in its portrayal, with Lisa Gerrards voice almost having me believe she was actually in my lounge singing it!...Again, i then played the same on the syncro, and immediately the soundstage felt smaller and almost compressed in comparison...the bass sounding looser and also when Lisa hits top notes the limitations were there again almost like a very high frequency was missing from the top treble...
My last choice was a classic album for me...Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World....an original issue copy i have in good nick, but very well played....and, of course, recorded on analogue equipment...This was a revelation! I always loved the way that album was recorded & it sounded good on the Syncro, but oh my...the detail and dynamics totally came to life on the gyro....the stereo seperation and soundstage just leapt out at me...the bass was so tight and Mick Ronsons guitar flailing on Width of a Circle from the left channel....whilst Bowies accoustic strunmmimg going its thing from the right..and perfectly. No confusion, no crossover...crystal clear...and this LP is 45 years old!
As you can guess im pretty impressed... i think the Origin Silver arm is an amazing piece of work, and really does extract every iota of detail and gets the absolute best from the cartridge....and...put with the Gyrodec it really is outstanding...i cant stop listening...its like ive got a new record collection it truly is.
I thought my Syncro was pretty good with the Rega 250/Nagaoka MP110 setup.....oh...no...The Gyro sounds sublime to me! I know i didnt go mad with my choice of cartridge, but its so far away from the syncro its untrue!
I think the syncro, with a similar arm and cartridge setup on it, would certainly perform a whole lot better that with its current kit, but the Gyro sounds so assured and it just seems to take evrything in its stride...it took me a long time to get it set up properly, but that time was so very well spent because it positively sings.
I tried a pretty varied bag vinyl wise...starting with an Evi Vine Album give your heart to the hawks...very laid back and gentle with subtle vocals, i thought this would be a good starting point as i thought it may pick up any short comings in the setup...which it did..but as i went on it just got better and better...end result is a thing of beauty....ok, it is a brand new LP, but not a hint of any background noise or mistracking anywhere and her vocal now come over so airy and it seems you can hear every facet of her vocal cords working..it truly is amazing....i then played it on the syncro and while it was still quite good, it just lacked the depth and really showed how revealing and detailed the gyro is.
I then moved onto Dead Can Dance's LP Anastasis......again the gyro is so revealing and strident in its portrayal, with Lisa Gerrards voice almost having me believe she was actually in my lounge singing it!...Again, i then played the same on the syncro, and immediately the soundstage felt smaller and almost compressed in comparison...the bass sounding looser and also when Lisa hits top notes the limitations were there again almost like a very high frequency was missing from the top treble...
My last choice was a classic album for me...Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World....an original issue copy i have in good nick, but very well played....and, of course, recorded on analogue equipment...This was a revelation! I always loved the way that album was recorded & it sounded good on the Syncro, but oh my...the detail and dynamics totally came to life on the gyro....the stereo seperation and soundstage just leapt out at me...the bass was so tight and Mick Ronsons guitar flailing on Width of a Circle from the left channel....whilst Bowies accoustic strunmmimg going its thing from the right..and perfectly. No confusion, no crossover...crystal clear...and this LP is 45 years old!
As you can guess im pretty impressed... i think the Origin Silver arm is an amazing piece of work, and really does extract every iota of detail and gets the absolute best from the cartridge....and...put with the Gyrodec it really is outstanding...i cant stop listening...its like ive got a new record collection it truly is.