@dover : Very good eye in the Jico drawing comparison. Thank's.
R.
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
Some of you may aware of my Garrard 301 project, it’s now very close to completion. The plinth finally shipped from Hungry after 3 months of long wait.
Given my last experience with Hana Umami Red, I would like to take things to the next level. Which brings me to mating low output cart with a SUT. Every review I’ve read so far suggests when the SUT-MC match is right, the end result is heavenly. The bass is right, the midrange is clear, and most importantly, the highs are relaxed and extended—not rolled off.
I am not saying you can’t get great sound without a SUT but it appears with a properly matched SUT, sound can be quite magical.
Thought this would be the right time to get input from experienced users here since I am still contemplating my cartridge and outboard phonostage options.
My preference would be to go with a tube phono…I kinda miss tinkering with tubes :-)
My system, Garrard 301 (fully refurbished), Reed 3P tonearm, Accuphase E-650 with built-in AD50 analog board ➡️ Tannoy Canterbury’s.
Cart and phono under consideration through my dealer,
Fuuga - Output : 0.35 mVrms | Impedance : 2.5 Ω (1kHz)
Phonostage - Tron Convergence and Konus Audio Phono Series 1000
The cart - MC combination, I am lusting after is Etsuro Urushi Bordeaux MC with their Etsuro Transformer.
https://www.etsurojapan.com/product/bordeaux
The other transformer is EMIA, cooper or silver version.
Your input is appreciated!
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@rauliruegas You know me. I will look at that stylus under high mag and If I do not like it, away it goes. I will post pictures on Imgur along with the others. |
the Jico SAS is a namiki (orbray) Microridge. The original SAS had a boron cantilever and was replaced by sapphire about 6 years ago when the supply of boron rod went away for just over a year so the switch to sapphite was purely logistical and the boron option returned when the raw materials became available again. FWIW I much prefer the sound of the boron to the sapphire dave
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@mijostyn : Yes, you have to and play and listen with. I owned the boron and sapphire/ruby and really did not like me its quality build.
Now, SAS had one for Technics cartridge ( boron ) and almost all the owners were not satisfied with . If you don't like it and due that the Shure V15-V was the top of the line and very good performer you can send to J.Long to fix it with the first rank quality build by Namiki boron MR or other alternatibe could be the boron Shibata ( 72um.) he has both and other options from Gyger and Ogura.
Good luck. R. |
I’ve been circling around this thread because I’m in the same boat. To reduce noise I got a VDH current phono stage, but I also have Koetsu stone and Ortofon SPU carts which reportedly work well with SUTs. This would require purchasing budget challenging quality voltage MM stage and likely silver SUTs. Unsure which SUTs:
Also, unsure of how much I’d need to spend for a quality “voltage” MM phono stage. |
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