Yamaha GT-2000X

[mrtim6]

Hi fellow GT-2000 lovers I had an exciting day today when a huge box arrived from Hifido...

 

[mrtim6]

So I peeked inside...

 

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Legendary double boxed packaging...

 

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Shrink wrapped magnificence

 

[mrtim6]

Starting to come together

 

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Out the packaging placing the platter

 

[mrtim6]

Brothers....

 

[mrtim6]

Everything is coming together

 

[mrtim6]

Audiokarma friends I wouldn’t mind some tips on setting up the YSA-1 as it’s a new tonearm.

I have managed to attach my shelter 501 cart to the angled head. The counterweight & rear of the tonearm appears a bit different from the YA-39. Unfortunately I’m away for 10 days so all have a go at setting it up when I’m back.

Hope you all enjoyed the photos - the GT-2000X fit and finish is unbelievable...

 

[Gibsonian]

Very nice

 

[Beobloke]

Owning one GT-2000 is fine. Owning two is just greedy!

Seriously, though - congratulations. They look magnificent.

 

[guiller]

Congratulations!!!!

 

[KentTeffeteller]

King Of Yamaha, Gigantic & Tremendous squared.

 

[Kondi]

Congrats ... from which vintage shop did you buy ? ... could you give us info about price ?

 

[Mister Pig]

Congrats ... from which vintage shop did you buy ? ... could you give us info about price ?

The original post says it came from Hifido. That is the shop.

Regards
Mister Pig

 

[craggd]

VERY Nice! Congrats. On my bucket list. Top flight packaging indeed. Cost a pretty penny to ship from Japan but most are still there, particularlly the 2000x's.

 

[808_state]

Oh sweet heavens! Can we finally have some talk about the X' vs. the standard units?! Thank you Mrtim6!!

 

[808_state]

Audiokarma friends I wouldn’t mind some tips on setting up the YSA-1 as it’s a new tonearm.

I have managed to attach my shelter 501 cart to the angled head. The counterweight & rear of the tonearm appears a bit different from the YA-39. Unfortunately I’m away for 10 days so all have a go at setting it up when I’m back.

Hope you all enjoyed the photos - the GT-2000X fit and finish is unbelievable...

After having played around with my YSA-1 quite lot, I think it sounds/tracks best at the standard overhang of 14mm. I think Yamaha knew exactly what they were doing with the recommended numbers for their arms. Do you have a loupe or USB scope to check SRA? That can make a huge difference in sound (which you probably already know). You still have a tiny bit of wiggle room with those two fastening screws as well. Congratulations again on a legendary table!

 

[Mark B]

Congratulations, that's beautiful!