Entity MC

[nostinkingloops]

regarding the 1.2 upgrade, my dealer hasn't heard yet about when or whether this will be available in the u.s. i assume that the upgrade will involve sending the unit in to an authorized lenjonkleu repair station, via my dealer. i'll be sorry to see it go! i regard it as an end-game phono-stage for my dynavector dv500/507/karat gold cart.

[ThomasOK]

The upgrade is available in the US and I have already installed several. I just sent out a new dealer newsletter a little over a week ago detailing the changes and announcing the upgrade, as well as giving the dealers some updates on the Tundra Mono 3 and SuperKikkin units coming soon.

The Entity can be sent directly to Nokturne Audio and runs $80 parts and labor plus return shipping. Those interested should just send an email to info@nokturneaudio.com Generally I can turn the units around fairly quickly but word is spreading and it looks like I may have two on the way in. Still I expect to be able to turn them around within a week in most cases, not including shipping time.

[David Neel]

Just got my Entity back after four weeks away being upgraded from 1.1 to 1.2. Obviously I can't hold memory well enough to do a strict A/B. So I just plugged it in, cold, together with an LP12 which had been powered down since Entity left. Not intending to come to any conclusions.

WTF?!

If this is "minor" upgrade, I look forward to a "major" one!

[David Neel]

This upgrade is blowing my mind. I expected a modest improvement, consistent with the minor changes implemented. Instead I have got a substantial improvement, along the lines of the differences I have heard between my Rad1 and the demo I heard of Rad2. It's just more real. And has removed my mild dissatisfaction with my LP12.

[mrco99]

Great to hear David, glad you're enjoying it.

Full credit to Fredrik for his ongoing search to bring us the most involving playback experience through his range of electronics.

[lejonklou]

Thank you David!

Very pleased to hear that you like it. I am a bit blown away too by how right version 1.2 feels.

The final result is partly thanks to Efraim Roots, who pushed me into a deeper examination of this detail.

[nostinkingloops]

i received my 1.2 upgrade a week or two ago (thank you thomas!) but have been far too busy to audition. one of the things i've noticed since restarting music on vinyl is that i'm extremely reluctant to engage in casual listening. digital is a different story - that i can have playing as background to work. but there is something about vinyl which demands 100% attention, and that is doubly true (200%? that makes no sense) with this phono-stage.

[Efraim roots]

Thank you David!

Very pleased to hear that you like it. I am a bit blown away too by how right version 1.2 feels.

The final result is partly thanks to Efraim Roots, who pushed me into a deeper examination of this detail.

Thanks Fredrik! The Entity 1.2 has a great product story, two diamonds in a shoebox, the circuits are really something! And it's surprising how these small things related to .2 can have such big effects on how these diamonds shine. I was writing about pearls earlier, but of course it should be, diamonds, not pearls.

At the same time I am under the impression that my hifi performance is very consistent nowadays. I struggle to hear any disturbance by plugged in chargers and stuff which I always checked for with Naim 52/110 ten years ago (in different flat also) for example.

[Bi Focal]

I’m interested to hear from any more recent Entity buyers, what they upgraded from and how the Entity sounds in comparison. The review on Stereophile was excellent

[Hermann]

I don't want to go into too much detail. The upgrade from Entity V1.0 to V1.1, which I carried out with many tests, replaced a Naim Superline phono stage (including Cryo capacitors and resistors for the Kandid) of the highest configuration. The comments on my music examples are documented in the thread "Me and my System". The first pages show my impressions and of the participants.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5432

With Fredrik's update to version 1.2, the difference between the two phono stages is likely to be significantly greater, as it was audibly large when the decision was made.

[quinn_t]

I’m interested to hear from any more recent Entity buyers, what they upgraded from and how the Entity sounds in comparison. The review on Stereophile was excellent

I upgraded from the Naim Stageline K+HICAP (which has been recapped recently) to the Entity 1.2. The SQ difference is staggering in every aspects, I was not aware that my LP12 sounded that good, so no going back for me.

[matthias]

Great review:

https://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/amplif ... ono-stage/