Greetings!
I was lucky enough to get my Beta M1200’s delivered today and wanted to post my setup and first couple of hours observations. I am looking to replace\upgrade my S300 and the stars aligned for these monsters. Thanks Chris H for all of your excellent advice and assistance!
My current system is comprised of the following:
- Dynaudio Contour 60
- Dual REL T9i
- PS Audio Stellar GainCell PreAmp
- PS Audio Stellar S300
- PS Audio Stellar Phono
- Clearaudio Concept with Satisfy Black Tonearm
- Dynavector DV-20x2 cart
- Bluesound Node 2i
- Sony DVP-NS999ES SACD/CD player
- Custom NUC running Roon server
Here are a few pics of the M1200s in their new natural environment 
Setup observations:
- Nice and solid. Slightly larger than the SGC and S300.
- One thing I found interesting and different from the S300 binding posts is that the pass through holes are horizontal rather than vertical. @Paul or @jamesh is this expected?
- Hooking up the REL subwoofers it was interesting in the manual that it recommends you use the chassis ground post for the black wire.
Initial sound impressions:
I couldn’t help myself, I had to listen rather than wait for them to settle in. And boy, am I glad I did even at this early stage. As I went through my various playlists in Roon, popped a few CDs, and a vinyl or two I found myself being impressed with the sound. If I had to pick a few words to describe what I was experiencing “Effortless” and “A lot of meat on this bone” and “Increased depth and separation” kept coming back to me. I found myself sitting there for several hours more than what I had initially planned on. I believe we are off to a fantastic start! Will post more soon.
Be safe all.
David W