I have four SUT’s: Bellari, Denon and two custom-builds using vintage mic transformers. Presently one of the custom jobs is paired with the Coral 777 Sleeping Beauty lomc on the FR29 arm/Ariston RD11 TT. All these SUT’s have there own "flavor" - they all sound "good"! The Bellari was bought new and was the most expensive. The Denon is in use with the Denon 103R on the Pioneer PLX1000 TT. Previously it was used with the Bellari. The other three came from eBay sellers and averaged ~$200 each. So no need to spend a lot of money! I like to have a variety to play with different lomc cartridges!
SUT Advice - Which Ones Are The Best?
I am currently in research mode. I want to add a SUT to my set-up but I am finding that there is not a lot of information from my local audio shop resources. It seems that SUTs are outliers in the high end audio world.
That said, I have read several articles in magazines and the web touting their merits.
Of all the brands out there I am most familiar with Bob's Devices. Art Dudley wrote many good things about his experiences with Bob's SUTs, and I happen to trust Art (God rest his soul), but I'm wondering if there are others I should consider as well. Please post your recommendations if you have experience with any SUTs, regardless of brand.
As for my set-up, I have a SME 20/2 turntable, Tri-Planer tone arm, Lyra Kleos cartridge, and KTE LCR Mk5 Phono preamp. I do not know if I will always use a Kleos cartridge but I do think I will always buy low output MC carts. I hope to buy something that will work with low output MCs but have some adjustability just in case.
I'd love to hear your recommendations.
Thanks!
Peter
That said, I have read several articles in magazines and the web touting their merits.
Of all the brands out there I am most familiar with Bob's Devices. Art Dudley wrote many good things about his experiences with Bob's SUTs, and I happen to trust Art (God rest his soul), but I'm wondering if there are others I should consider as well. Please post your recommendations if you have experience with any SUTs, regardless of brand.
As for my set-up, I have a SME 20/2 turntable, Tri-Planer tone arm, Lyra Kleos cartridge, and KTE LCR Mk5 Phono preamp. I do not know if I will always use a Kleos cartridge but I do think I will always buy low output MC carts. I hope to buy something that will work with low output MCs but have some adjustability just in case.
I'd love to hear your recommendations.
Thanks!
Peter