Voltage mode vs current mode phono stages

Dear @mijostyn  : Thank's.  That only confirm why several top ranked SS designs manufactres/designers are using from some years now thwe SMD. It's not only Channel D but Boulder, CH, and many others. To many real quality advantages to let pass.

Today I think that the only advantage of true hole devices is that any gentleman/audiophile/reviewer or whatever when open that SS design at least can see and read inside the circuit boards which devices ( vishat, caddok, bourns, panasonic, tdk, kemet, xicon, etc. ) are using the manufacturers  and the cirduit boards looks really good with. In change with SMD you have not so easy that information.

Anyway thank's again.

R.

lewm: More than a year ago I emailed that information, please look for. Btw, the signal in the design unit was designed it pass through only one resistor in each attenuator.

Dear @mijostyn  : Many years ago I had the opportunity to listen almost the first ( I think? ) BMC current phono design and I can't remember nothing especial about. The SMD subject it's not only that we can have shorter signal paths in the boards but with lower noise and distortion levels.

I know you are in deep foundation with the current phono stages that's not a new technology but what is almost new are the latest 3-6 manufacturers with that kind of design including CH that in this case and with out listen it  is more marketing than other real value but I never listen to it.

J.Carr latter cartridge models came with very low internal  resistance and inductance and seems to me that he designed that way not precisely thinking on the " new " current phono designs because to me that could not has " common " sense " when the 99.9% of all phono stages are voltage designs.

Today " current " is the histoty of the day but not a consolidated/matured phono stage industry design. 

I think that the " devotes " ( as you ) to that current phono stage designs need  give more time to the designer knowledge deeper down there along the understanding of them with the cartridge role.

This is something as in the Cartridge Loading 2 where the OP with not really high knowledge levels about now is " fasinated " in that thread with the dialogue that analize current vs voltage phono stages but with out really know for sure through measures tests and listen tests. I'm sure that his knowledge level about improved " nothing " because that kind ofdialogue is not really something that today can enhance our each one listened sessions that at the end it's what all of us are looking for.

Anyway, to each his own.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTPORTIONS,

R.

Dear @lewm ​@mijostyn   : " what is the big deal about SMD components?  Good for op amps in circuits with very very wide bandwidth but not necessarily an audible upgrade with a phono stage.   "

Really? because it's precesily where the SMD can helps especiaLLY IN THE riaa CIRCUIT WHERE NORMALLY IS NOT DEVELOPED HIGH TEMPERATURE. wITH smd parts THE SIGNAL " RUNS " a way shorter path and in a phono circuit that's important.

Several months now I told you to change the attenuators in your phonolinepreamp for attenuators with the same Swiss mechanism but with SMD parts. I don't know if you did it and if not then do it and latter on come back with muyjost to comment about. Till you try it and almost as always everything belongs to your " imagination " that's wider than mine because I always try and make tests.

Regard and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.