Wow, placement changes are amazing. I've got them pretty close now I think. Must be cause I can't get Nipper out of the sweetspot long enough for me to get a good listen. She loves good female voice bluegrass. The overall impression I'm getting is, it's a horn, but doesn't really sound like a horn. Sounds sort of like the best paper top end I've heard, kinda, maybe, a little.
I have a CS5000 Dual with a stock arm and Denon DL103R LOMC running into some Auido Technica step ups that I really like. Then into Toxcrusaders pre that I'm going to miss when he picks it up tomorrow. The amp is my version of an ST35 running original Z565 outputs. Not a bad rig for spinning Buck Owens on.
Edit, if either of you guys run across an Ampex 402 like this one, I strongly recommend it after a nice overhaul with good components. Sucker's dead quiet and has a lovely tone to it. Nuttin fancy on the tubes, just good matched section RCA greys.