It's got to be pushed in for MC.
EAR 834P MM/MC options help
I recently acquired an EAR 834P. There is a push button in the back to select between MM and MC with a label that has MM on top and MC at the bottom. Maybe there’s an industry standard for defining whether the button being pushed in or out corresponds to the top (MM) or (MC) but heck if I know. Anyone know whether the button pushed in is MM or MC or vice versa? Not clear in the manual.
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@ds4000 tube roll away but you might also consider upgrading the cartridge to the Blue. The Red is somewhat brash. |
@ds4000 - I've owned the EAR 834P for many years although don't use it any longer but as to the tube rolling, it is a literal palette in what one can create. Just remember V1 is the input stage, V2 is the RIAA stage and V3 the Cathode follower output. The unit was designed with ECC83 tubes but any 12AX7 variant can be used with some NOS 7025 or CV4004 being quite good. Another very good tweak one can do that yields big dividends is to remove the MC/MM switch and hard wire the connections with silver wire for the MC or MM connections. This tweak is not for the novice but if one can solder, it is well worth it. The whole point is to have fun as it is a great phono stage by a brilliant designer but built to a price point. |
