Phono Stage Question.....
I am considering a Sutherland Little LOCO Mk 2 Phono stage.
I currently run a Conrad-Johnson EF1 Phono stage, with Lyra-Delos Moving Coil Cartridge putting out 0.6 mV. 5-10 Ohms of impedance. SME V arm, J.A. Michell table. Preamp is Conrad-Johnson Premier 17LS, Amp is C-J LP66s, Both all tube.
Sutherland touts their Transimpedance technology over 'traditional' voltage technology.
They state that Loading and Gain do not need to be set or worried about with this particular circuit design.
I'm wondering if anyone here has crossed over to the Sutherland Circuit Technology within their system, and is it really better than 'traditional' voltage tech.
Would you rate it 'much improved-go and buy it' or 'meh, not a big deal'??
Thank you for your thoughts and input as always....Lou
Since your EF1 is solid state, I believe you would have a great experience with it all the way around - 'much improved-go and buy it' I’ve got a friend with a similar Kleos who adores his Loco. In my own setup, I am a big fan of the musical benefits of transimpedance with its effortless presentation that exudes emotion in space. |
Imho its about success of design and implementation versus flavor of analog technology. So the Sutherland ( or Channel D ) may be better but I don't think we can draw universal conclusions vis a vis voltage or current design.
As an aside, I wonder about life span / reparability of modern surface mount gear versus say vacuum tube designs. We shall see ':)
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Dear @quincy : The Sutherland has very good design but been current mode has the disadvantage that if in the future you buy another cartridge with over 10ohm it does not performs very well.
I think that a better alternative is this excellent SS voltage design that everything the same performs at least if not better than the ST. Please read and take a look too to its measurements. It's a great phono stage: Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |
