Audio Innovations S500 and Rock Turntable.

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    Hello,

    Just out of curiosity, back in the 90s were Townshend Rock turntables a good match with the Audio Innovations S500 amp?
     
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    Yes of course Shane.
    A turntable doesn't care what amp you use.
     
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    Hi,

    I ran this combo in the late 80s. I used them with a pair of Snell J loudspeakers. Very good it was too!

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    Very interesting.

    Was it a Rock II, Or the Rock Reference?

    Also, how does the Rock turntables sound with out the trough?

    Regards.
     
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    Hi,

    It was the Rock II. I had the Excalibaur arm & Merlin power supply.

    The deck sounded good without the trough, very enjoyable.

    The Rock works well in a number of systems.


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    Works well in mine, Copland CSA14 and Castle Howards
     
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    The turntable often seen with Audio Innovation amps (and Snell speakers) was the Voyd, which certainly sounds quite different to the Rock.
     
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    rock turntables where very very good and would work with anything, they did a phone in on the radio one night with a rock turntable and a cd player can you guess which got the most votes ?
     
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