Helius Aurum Question?

Hi,

Can anybody share any info about Helius Aurum tonearms?
A typical second hand price?
Cartridge recommendations?
How does it perform?
I have recently acquired one of those (silverwired), and thinking
about
trying it on my (early 90s) LP12 (valhalla PSU), instead of the Rega
RB300
i´m currently using.

Thanks in Advance,
Peter

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I found the Aurum to be as neutral as any pre I've auditioned. The
quality and construction are excellent. Plus I love to

actually get out of my chair and turn the massive knob like the good
old days. I am currently using to drive my McCormack

DNA-1, however others have had great success not matter what amplifier
make or model. If you own this baby, make sure you

have the latest phi beta caps. If not, get them from Mondial or have
them upgrade it for you. Highly recommended at any cost.

5 stars*****

Purchased an Aurum to drive my McIntosh MC300 and Paradigm Studio
60's. Using both analog (Shure Type VMX, Thorens, Threshold

FET ten/pc) and digital (Sony CA9ES) sources with Tara Labs cables
between everything. Am very, very pleased with the overall

system sound. Used a passive line drive before this active preamp and
have picked up considerable detail across the spectrum

with the Aurum, especially at lower listening levels. I can now
clearly hear the music "as recorded". A most excellent preamp

I do not hesitate to recommend to anyone looking for a very high
quality addition to their system.

I received my Aurum as a Christmas present from my wife (as in " OK
just go ahead and buy it but you better be happy with

it!] ! I replaced a "hand crafted' pure class A preamp built from a
Mark V electronics kit Mark V Electronics, Inc.
8019 E. Slauson Ave. Montebello, CA 90640 Phone: 323-888-8988
http://www.markvelectronics.com E-mail: MARK5CO@aol.com

I was very happy with the homemade preamp and it was very inexpensive,
so I was a little aprehensive about spending this kind

of money for a preamp that I was afraid really couldn't sound much
better. The Aurum is a beautiful piece of work - very

solid, heavy (about 36lbs I believe including the outboard power
supply), with a nice feel to the controls. The sound is

several steps above and beyond my previous preamp and seems to be a
sinergistic match with my Aragon 8008BB amp. Really this

combination is like getting a whole new collection of CDs, I'm hearing
sounds that were either inaudable or unnoticable

before in my entire collection! Rating a 4 because there's always
something better!

On 5 Aug, 10:16, david_holg...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Helius Aurum Question?
>
> Hi,
>
> Can anybody share any info about Helius Aurum tonearms?
> A typical second hand price?
> Cartridge recommendations?
> How does it perform?
> I have recently acquired one of those (silverwired), and thinking
> about
> trying it on my (early 90s) LP12 (valhalla PSU), instead of the Rega
> RB300
> i´m currently using.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Peter

Strange place for a discussion about tonearms.

Yes, I have a Helius Aurum on my Pink Triangle PT1.  I also had mine
rewired by Helius about 15 years ago.
There is some information on there web site about the arm, have a look
on the history and gallery pages here : http://www.heliusdesigns.co.uk/index.html

I also used to have an RB300 and I preferred the sound of the helius
so stuck with it.

As far as value is concerned, I saw one go on Ebay.com for about $550
a few months ago and also saw one go for €185 a few weeks ago.  I
would guess closer to the lower figure as in around £100 (or about the
same as a second hand RB300)

HTH

On 5 Aug, 10:16, david_holg...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Helius Aurum Question?
>
> Hi,
>
> Can anybody share any info about Helius Aurum tonearms?
> A typical second hand price?
> Cartridge recommendations?
> How does it perform?
> I have recently acquired one of those (silverwired), and thinking
> about
> trying it on my (early 90s) LP12 (valhalla PSU), instead of the Rega
> RB300
> i´m currently using.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Peter

Strange place for a discussion about tonearms.

Yes, I have a Helius Aurum on my Pink Triangle PT1.  I also had mine
rewired by Helius about 15 years ago.
There is some information on there web site about the arm, have a look
on the history and gallery pages here : http://www.heliusdesigns.co.uk/index.html

I also used to have an RB300 and I preferred the sound of the helius
so stuck with it.

As far as value is concerned, I saw one go on Ebay.com for about $550
a few months ago and also saw one go for €185 a few weeks ago.  I
would guess closer to the lower figure as in around £100 (or about the
same as a second hand RB300)

HTH

On 5 Aug, 10:16, david_holg...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Helius Aurum Question?
>
> Hi,
>
> Can anybody share any info about Helius Aurum tonearms?
> A typical second hand price?
> Cartridge recommendations?
> How does it perform?
> I have recently acquired one of those (silverwired), and thinking
> about
> trying it on my (early 90s) LP12 (valhalla PSU), instead of the Rega
> RB300
> i´m currently using.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Peter

Strange place for a discussion about tonearms.

Yes, I have a Helius Aurum on my Pink Triangle PT1.  I also had mine
rewired by Helius about 15 years ago.
There is some information on there web site about the arm, have a look
on the history and gallery pages here : http://www.heliusdesigns.co.uk/index.html

I also used to have an RB300 and I preferred the sound of the helius
so stuck with it.

As far as value is concerned, I saw one go on Ebay.com for about $550
a few months ago and also saw one go for €185 a few weeks ago.  I
would guess closer to the lower figure as in around £100 (or about the
same as a second hand RB300)

HTH

On 5 Aug, 10:16, david_holg...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Helius Aurum Question?
>
> Hi,
>
> Can anybody share any info about Helius Aurum tonearms?
> A typical second hand price?
> Cartridge recommendations?
> How does it perform?
> I have recently acquired one of those (silverwired), and thinking
> about
> trying it on my (early 90s) LP12 (valhalla PSU), instead of the Rega
> RB300
> i´m currently using.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Peter

Strange place for a discussion about tonearms.

Yes, I have a Helius Aurum on my Pink Triangle PT1.  I also had mine
rewired by Helius about 15 years ago.
There is some information on there web site about the arm, have a look
on the history and gallery pages here : http://www.heliusdesigns.co.uk/index.html

I also used to have an RB300 and I preferred the sound of the helius
so stuck with it.

As far as value is concerned, I saw one go on Ebay.com for about $550
a few months ago and also saw one go for €185 a few weeks ago.  I
would guess closer to the lower figure as in around £100 (or about the
same as a second hand RB300)

HTH

On 5 Aug, 10:16, david_holg...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Helius Aurum Question?
>
> Hi,
>
> Can anybody share any info about Helius Aurum tonearms?
> A typical second hand price?
> Cartridge recommendations?
> How does it perform?
> I have recently acquired one of those (silverwired), and thinking
> about
> trying it on my (early 90s) LP12 (valhalla PSU), instead of the Rega
> RB300
> i´m currently using.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Peter

Strange place for a discussion about tonearms.

Yes, I have a Helius Aurum on my Pink Triangle PT1.  I also had mine
rewired by Helius about 15 years ago.
There is some information on there web site about the arm, have a look
on the history and gallery pages here : http://www.heliusdesigns.co.uk/index.html

I also used to have an RB300 and I preferred the sound of the helius
so stuck with it.

As far as value is concerned, I saw one go on Ebay.com for about $550
a few months ago and also saw one go for €185 a few weeks ago.  I
would guess closer to the lower figure as in around £100 (or about the
same as a second hand RB300)

HTH