GT2000 extras
Hi All,
I bought my GT-2000 in 2008 with a few "extras" that I rarely, if ever hear anyone talking about.
The first, and most important, is the YOP-1 external power supply. This power supply unleashes the full potential of this amazing turntable. When I first got the TT I did a lot of A/B comparisons between the stock TT and the TT with the YOP-1 attached. No contest. Imaging and soundstaging became far more stable and precise, bass more powerful yet tighter...basically everything the stock did went up a couple of notches. Because of the YOP-1 it now plays in the top league of turntables regardless of price.
The second "extra" I have is the Vacuum platter. It adds about 1Kg to the weight and having the records truly flat i think definitely improves the sound.
I still haven't seen things like the gun metal platter or the massive "cradle" but these are probably more like icing on the cake. I would also worry a bit about the longetivity of the bearing with an extra 9Kg load on it.
As for the rest of the analog system, I use the Audio Technica AT-150MLX MM cartridge, which is a resolution monster. I couple this to my pride and joy phonostage, the all tube Silvaweld SWH-650. This rig for me is probably the stopping off point for analog as it pretty much delviers flawless analog.
You guys out there with GT2000s owe it to yourselves to try and find the YOP-1 as it brings this wonderful machine to another level of performance