Perhaps a foolish question, but .....


I'm thinking about getting the newly released Beatles mono LP set. My integrated amp does not have a "mono switch," nor do I have a mono phono cartridge. Will I still be able to enjoy these mono LP's that everyone is raving about, or will I be wasting my money since my system is not equipped to specifically handle "mono" music ?
adam18

Showing 2 responses by pbnaudio

On most Mono Cartridges the signal is output on 4 pins as usual, the positive signal is on the red and the white pins the negative is on the green and blue pins. This fed into a stereo system will render a image precisely centered between the two speakers.

Good Listening

Peter
Mapman,

This because the CD is produced with the same content in both left and right channels, therefore you will get an image precisely centered between a pair of speakers. This is of course the same effect as a mono cartridge feeding the same signal into both the left and right channel of a stereo phono preamp.

Good Listening

Peter