Sound Progression


A week after I've got the pair of speakers (ML Aeries i) and amplifier (Dk Design) I've finally got my Oracle Delphi turntable with Denon DA-401 tonearm and Denon DL-301 cartridge.
Before today I've been using danish (or Swedish) Primare CD player ($1100 version). Holly Molly! What a difference!
It is hard to believe that the difference between vinyl and CD could be so dramatic! I have now it all - from low bass to crystal clear highs! I am amazed.
As you probably know DK Design has integrated phone-in.
One thing I noticed is that if with CD player I rarely turned volume dial to 11 am position - with turntable plugged to phone-in I can turn volume to 3 pm position...even to its limits - to 5 pm. I wonder if it is common. I guess electric signal from turntable is several times lower than from CD player. Is this normal?
sputniks

Showing 4 responses by lousyreeds1

Maybe sean could chime in with a quick lesson regarding MM v MC and the technical bits of it all. I for one would love a lesson...
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the Denon is a very low output moving coil cartridge. I'm going to let other people advise you about phono preamps and cartridges though, because it's not my area of expertise (yet!).
Try turning it to 5am instead of 5pm.

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Is your cartridge moving magnet or moving coil? Therein might lie the answer.