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Three screws brace the suspension for transportation. Once removed, the small armboard and bearing are freed and move in unison. Next, the sub-platter is dropped into the self-lubricating bearing bush. The wide belt is placed on the motor pulley and positioned on the lower area of the subplatter. From there, the beautifully machined, damped aluminum platter is placed on the sub-platter. The machining is so precise that even when spinning, the platter appears still!

Levelling the table is a simple affair too, as this design uses three feet rather than four, making quick work of getting it right on point. The table is powered by a sophisticated external power supply, which is attached to the table with the included umbilical cord. There are connections for both RCA and XLR interconnects. I used the included RCA interconnect, which has the ground wire wrapped within its braided jacket. Once connected, there was a noticeable absence of hum, buzz, or anything but the faintest hiss. Well done!

I was very surprised at the results of trying this SACD again with both the updated EMM DA2i D/A and the EMM PRE.  The sense of congestion was entirely gone.  For all practical purposes, so was the brightness (or sense of brightness, as the case may be).  What happened?  I believe it is the clarity of the decoding/processing operation in the DA2i, combined with the exceptional clarity of the EMM preamp.  The result is an excellent musical experience that is not the least fatiguing (as it tended to be in the past), but is instead delightful in its detail, sparkle and energy.  The top end is open, the cymbals are airy and authentic.  The strings are smooth and reasonably warm.  An excellent listen.

The xDuoo DM-01 delivers a bass response that leans more toward warmth and musicality than sheer impact. Compared to solid-state sources like the FiiO K11, the DM-01 is slightly sub-bass light, favoring a fuller and thicker mid-bass presentation.

While it still reaches impressively low, sub-bass notes tend to be more reserved, with the emphasis placed instead on mid-bass warmth and body.

This tuning lends itself well to genres like funk and disco, where rich bass guitar lines come through with a lush, rounded quality.

The DM-01 plays synth basslines with a relaxing fullness yet retains enough resolution to preserve the textural detail and harmonic nuances of acoustic instruments and plucked strings.

Despite its mid-bass tilt, the DM-01 avoids excessive bloat or bleed into the midrange. It maintains a clean separation that ensures clarity in modern pop, rock, and hip-hop tracks.

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Even more riveting was Craft’s astonishing 4LP box set, Miles ’54 – The Prestige Recordings [CR00689]. Although cut only four years later than the Sinatra sessions, the sound quality available to Miles Davis audibly expanded the dynamic range and added heft to the bass and drums. The attack of the trumpet and the breathiness of the saxes were of a standard yet to be bettered, and it was here that both the feedback settings and the single-ended-vs-push-pull variances of the Neo-Classic were made vivid.

As theories go, this is pretty lame, but I feel that mono frees the listener (in auditioning mode rather than listening purely for pleasure) from the distractions of worrying about imagery, soundstage and other stereo-related virtues. Instead, one listens just to the performance and the instruments.