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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => The Vinyl Circle => Topic started by: cso_fan on 4 Sep 2019, 08:59 pm
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This could be interesting.https://www.schiit.com/products/sol (https://www.schiit.com/products/sol)
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I've been waiting for the Sol for what seems all year! Let's get a listening impressions thread going.
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Potentially interesting. Not especially a fan of the company, but we'll see what they can do with vinyl.
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Well price is VG. Is this not what many people wanted inexpensive gear ?? From soup to nuts . Just gotta like the soup. :|
charles
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It's certainly creating a lot of buzz. I'm willing to bet we see reviews fairly quickly after RMAF.
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It has a high end design and features just looking at it. I will get to see it and hear it at RMAF.
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Specs are fairly good, design looks interesting, the Rube Goldberg tonearm design gives some pause regarding durability. I think everyone here has been saying we'd like to know more, like how does it sound. A bold effort showing functionality over appearence, we've seen these before and they usually make a stir then fade away.
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Specs are fairly good, design looks interesting, the Rube Goldberg tonearm design gives some pause regarding durability. I think everyone here has been saying we'd like to know more, like how does it sound. A bold effort showing functionality over appearence, we've seen these before and they usually make a stir then fade away.
The same could be said for Well Tempered in regard to functionality over appearance. However in this case, they haven't faded away. In fact, I'll probably fade away before my Amadeus does. In regard to Schitt, I own 3 of their products and I'm impressed with what they bring to the table. That said, until we get some long term listening impressions, it's anybody's guess what the Sol has to offer. My "guess" is that it will be an excellent value, (as usual) but only time will tell.
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I'm a big fan of schiit's multibit DAC quite the stunner for the price. I also have the lyr 3 same could be said about it's quality as well, it seems to drive my Mr. Speakers AEon opens with a synergy that has to be heard it's so good. :thumb:
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It's going to sell out immediately. It looks like a 2k+ table, and Schiit is no Fluance or whatever budget company is cranking out
tables these days. This is absolutely going to hit VPI, Rega, and Pro-ject where it hurts. Good.
But on the other hand, it's almost certain to have kinks that will need to be worked out in a revision.
I hope it can remain in production for at least a year since I won't consider getting one before then.
Who would have thought turntables would have come back so hard?
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Specs are fairly good, design looks interesting, the Rube Goldberg tonearm design gives some pause regarding durability. I think everyone here has been saying we'd like to know more, like how does it sound. A bold effort showing functionality over appearence, we've seen these before and they usually make a stir then fade away.
I own Schiit gear (amps) and have been impressed with their quality, durability, price and function. I've made positive recommendations taboot.
The train has NOT left the station, and yet we're saying there's no staying power?
Let's take a breath and allow the evals to begin. No one has a crystal ball.
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Why would one want to "hurt" VPI, Rega or Pro-ject ? :scratch:
charles
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Why would one want to "hurt" VPI, Rega or Pro-ject ? :scratch:
charles
Please put in context of the sentence: "This is absolutely going to hit VPI, Rega, and Pro-ject where it hurts."
I didn't say anyone "want(s) to hurt" anyone.
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Please put in context of the sentence: "This is absolutely going to hit VPI, Rega, and Pro-ject where it hurts. Good"
I didn't say anyone "want(s) to hurt" anyone.
Will do. Guess I did not understand "Good"
charles
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When a company brings high performance down to budget or mid priced levels, we all benefit. iFi did it a few years ago with DACs, seems like Schiit is going to do it now with turntables. Excellent news, and I hope the new table sounds as good as it looks.
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Will do. Guess I did not understand "Good"
charles
As in the consumer benefits from competition in a marketplace where a few companies dominated price points for several decades.
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I own Schiit gear (amps) and have been impressed with their quality, durability, price and function. I've made positive recommendations taboot.
The train has NOT left the station, and yet we're saying there's no staying power?
Let's take a breath and allow the evals to begin. No one has a crystal ball.
You make good points and yes, we'll most assuredly have to wait and see. What I meant about fading away is the general model of an electronics company releasing a turntable. No matter how good they may be they're orphans, nothing like it in the lineup, and they fade away because they don't get the attention needed for a product to survive in a company's product line, NAD is a good example from a similar company. Schitt may very well break this mold, they've been trying to break things in the industry for a while now.
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Well, it's encouraging to see " 6 years of R&D " in that promo. Doesn't appear to be something they just decided to "rush" to the market. We'll just have to wait and see. Could be a real benchmark in entry level tables or .....
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Lots of Schitt going around these days. Couldn't resist :P
charles
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Just watched the entire 18 mi setup video,,,boy does that bring back memories!!
The only thing I would like to see improved is how the anti-skating is implemented.
Other than that it looks like it should do the job...maybe not as "polished" as some higher dollar stuff is....
Some of us really like to pay for the heavy duty aluminum billet stuff... :D
This is a Mike Moffat dream. Mr Vinyl at Schitt....and he has done wonders with his MB dacs...and his new Unison USB interface (which is AWESOME).
So I would give this a try for sure if I was into Vinyl and liked to tinker.....
Oh gosh I had a Phase Linear anti-pop and tick "box" just to get rid of those nasty things!!
:D :D :D
Alex
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"Oh gosh I had a Phase Linear anti-pop and tick "box" just to get rid of those nasty things!!"
It's called cleaning your vinyl. I rarely ever hear a tick or a pop...
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Oh but the Phase Linear was more than a simple piece of gear.....take a read...
https://kenrockwell.com/audio/phase-linear/autocorrelator.htm
Phase Linear Autocorrelator
Noise Reduction and Dynamic Range Recovery (late 1970s)
oh, believe me I had Dstat, discwasher, polonium radioactive static tool, and God I cant remember all the crap
I used to keep my vinyl clean, never touching the records etc...ah what fun!
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=198412)
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I have one of those Flame Linear boxes sitting on a shelf.
I'll have to break it out and give it a go.
For pops and ticks a real record cleaning machine is the way to go.
Without one you'll ALWAYS have pops and clicks, with one and a good album probably not.
I use an old VPI 16.5 and then give the side being played a quick swipe with a damp Discwasher with really good results.
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I have quite a few pieces of their gear, 6 actually, and am intrigued by the Sol for the simple reason I have always wanted a twin-arm table so I can swap from stereo to mono and back quickly.
The Sol looks like it will afford an easily swappable arm mounted with a second cartridge and minimal fuss.
I got to check it out in person today at RMAF, still think I want it, but will wait for some real user reviews to roll in.
And, as another poster mentioned, there will most likely be some sort of revision in the future, being patient might pay off, but again, will be more predicated on real user feedback, I am not that patient typically.
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I am glad turntable was sold to beta testers or it would never come out and remain in the lab forever. A lot of feedback from users on other forums. Sol undergoing changes to make it better. One day in 2020 or maybe 2021! Patience will be rewarded and the final Sol will be released.
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I am glad turntable was sold to beta testers or it would never come out and remain in the lab forever. A lot of feedback from users on other forums. Sol undergoing changes to make it better. One day in 2020 or maybe 2021! Patience will be rewarded and the final Sol will be released.
The Sol will be re-released next month. I'm glad they are giving it another go. It all goes to show just how much work is required to design and market tables and why so many companies choose to either outsource some variation of the same model and rebrand, or stick to the most basic design possible in-house (of course while telling you it's because simpler sounds better).
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Does anybody know if Sol can use different brands of tonearms? That will make Sol very versatile.
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The SOL turntable will only work with their unipivot arm. The arm was recently redesigned during the beta for original purchasers. The new arm has the a longer headshell and slightly shorter shaft, same length over all as original. Im still using the original arm. Im very happy with my table.
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Well I went searching the forum for a relevant post about this turntable, and digging up this one seemed the best option. I took the plunge and bought the Sol, assembled and set up quickly this evening. I didn't even get as far as putting on my current cart, just leaving the cheap AT one it came with on there for the moment. First impressions is holy crap this thing is going to be good. Wow is super low, but it does run a bit hot at 33.55 but that can be fixed with a speedbox. Not hugely noticed except for long drawn piano keystrokes. Other than that it seems they fixed a large amoubt of their initial issues like headshell length and excessive platter wobble. The detail and musicality of it playing is just unbelievable. And mind you, I spend just 30 minutes of assembly and fiddling which is hardly enough time past watching the setup videos. After a bit more fiddling this week, we're going to be having some fun here. Just thought I'd give an update if anyone cared to read.
-Lloyd
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That's good to hear. Check out Conrad's (the designer) set up video on Youtube if you haven't already. The latest update was on Feb 6, 2021. HE presents great setup tips and design perspectives of the SOL.
Enjoy!