Slipsik 8

[Tony Tune-age]

To close the loop, I have now ordered a Slipsik and am very excited. ;)

I seriously thought about staying with moving magnet cartridges for awhile, and if I had there's no doubt I would be using the Slipsik 8 phono preamplifier! And it can be used for some high output moving coil cartridges as well.

[JoDeKo]

Yes, as I said, my LP12 has a LINN MC with Urika and Radikal. I have now bought a Thorens turntable with an SME headshell additionally. I "actually" wanted to remain as flexible as possible so that I could try out a few cartridges. However, the Adikt is already playing quite well with an Exposure Pre that I no longer feel like changing it. I'm curious to see how it harmonizes with the Slipsik. If I do want to play a bit, there's still plenty of choice of MMs and High MCs.

[JoDeKo]

Welcome to the family. ;)

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Thanks, Fredrik, I'm just starting to listen, but it's already very encouraging

[Arjen]

Welcome to the family. ;)


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Thanks, Fredrik, I'm just starting to listen, but it's already very encouraging

Enjoy Jo!

[JoDeKo]

Thanks, Arjen!

[JensA]

Just want to say „thank you“, as I am very happy owner of a Slipsik 8 for a couple of months now.
It works great with my LP12 / Adikt

Jens

[lejonklou]

Very nice to hear that you’re happy with it, Jens!

[Tangram]

Greetings from Toronto,

First post. Looks like a good group of guys! After an email exchange with Fredrik, I’ve ordered a Slipsik 8 from my local dealer, which should arrive in a week or two. How I use my Slipsik may interest some of you, as I am pairing it with a high-end SUT (Allnic AUT-2000) and an Etsuru Urushi Cobalt Blue MC cartridge, rather than using it with a MM cartridge. I’ve used the SUT with two other phono preamps previously (Luxman EQ-500 and EAR Yoshino 868pl) and it outperforms the internal SUTs on both by a good margin, especially in dynamics. It will be interesting to see how the Slipsik performs in this application. I still own the other phono preamps so I may do a shoot out (but not until the fall - Canadians cherish their short summers!) but regardless, happy to be part of a community of music lovers who appreciate what Fredrik does.

Dave

[Arjen]

welcome Dave. Let us know about your experiences with the Slipsik. Enjoy. Arjen

[Tangram]

Thanks Arjen. High end, dedicated MM phonostages aren’t that common so I’m curious to see how the Slipsik compares with the MM stages of my MM/MC phono preamps. The Luxman is actually an odd duck in today’s market, since there’s more adjustability (impedance and capacitance) for MM cartridges than MC cartridges (only MC High and MC Low settings), a nod (I think) to Japanese tastes. But it’s a complex beast, with lots of “stuff” the signal passes through. I’m a minimalist by nature (the Luxman was purchased when I briefly toyed with adding a second tonearm) but I came to my senses and that thought has passed.

[Tangram]

The Slipsik 8 arrived and was swapped into my system two days ago, paired with my Allnic AUT-2000 SUT and an Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue MC cartridge. Thanks to Matt Thomas at Hearken Audio near Toronto for getting me sorted out. I really need to live with the Slipsik for a month to make detailed comments on the sound but I will say two things. First, it is absolutely dead quiet. I have it isolated from potential sources of interference but nothing special. Second, music is FUN and EXCITING through the Slipsik. I’m with Fredrik in not caring how things measure as long as I’m moved by the music.

I’ll limit my comments to those two for now.

[lejonklou]

Thank you for sharing your impressions, Tangram!

Very happy to hear that you like it.

[ThomasOK]

Welcome to the forum, Tangram. I meant to post this earlier and let you know the Slipsik 8 was on the way but now you have it. I'm glad you are liking it so far.

The Slipsik 8 is used with SUTs more than you might think. Several of my dealers sell them and have found that even SUTs that sell for a few times the price of the Slipsik itself are extremely musical when teamed up with it. Sometimes an SUT is chosen for a cartridge that won't work well with the Entity, like most EMT cartridges with standard windings that give a 1mv output - too high for an Entity. In those cases an SUT into the Slipsik 8 is a great alternative. Also a number of people just prefer using an SUT. I have one dealer who recently sold an Entity and a Slipsik 8 with SUT in the same week to two different customers, providing both with very musical setups.

I look forward to reading how you like it after you have used it and it is burned in fully.