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| SUT suggestions for Audio Note System If there is a boffin in this thread methinks his name is dover. I stand by my recommendations. Great. You recommended a 1:10 transformer which is 20db. If the M6 MM phono is only 18db he would end up with 38db in total to amplify a LOMC. Aw... | |
| SUT suggestions for Audio Note System To all of you offering advice, it would appear that none of you know anything about the M6 phono and your recommendations could be flawed. The Audionote phono/SUT solution appears to use a MM gain that is very low, much lower than most MM phono s... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade For the US price of the Linn Bedrock you can get a brand new Rega Naia, flog off your Linn and buy a truckload of records. No more weekly visits to the Linn Doctor, no migraines because the suspension has gone off, no more waiting for next weeks ... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers @billstevenson Which SUT are you using with the Hyperion ? Have you compared many ?? Thanks. | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge Grado | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers The Paua is a moving iron cartridge and will work best with a high-gain phono stage - not an SUT. This is not true. Whilst I am not a fan of SUTs, it comes down to the quality of the various options and more importantly whether the high gain p... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers A Zobel network is often used to damp a transformer. But if you change the source impedance, the Zobel network won't be correct. If you really want it right so the transformer editorializes least, the only way to really know is the procedure at ... | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body If it sounds fabulous why change. In my view, with vintage cartridges, the most difficult challenge is finding one with a stylus and cantilever in excellent condition ( if not new ). You can always buy another body sans stylus. | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers I am constantly surprised when others report they hear important differences between two different load resistances, using LOMC or LOMI cartridges, that are numerically very close to each other on a scale of 100 to 47K ohms. Like 725 vs 525 ohms ... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers But if you read the pdf available at Jensen, you see they recommend a rather complex network of R and C to get correct loading. Almost no one actually does that You are talking about a Nobel network to dampen any ringing in the transformer. Th... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers My mistake - I definitely have the PS-1. The setting I settled on was 200 ohm I believe. That's way too low. I would suggest trying at least 400 and check your set up - recheck your VTA, tracking weight etc . The Paua is a very smooth sound... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers The Zestos model I have is the PS-1 (bottom photo). I believe I ended up at 800 ohms (at least for now) and that setting gave a nice airy high end without it getting thin. If you have an 800 ohm loading option on the back panel then you p... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers @rmcfee I am quite familiar with both the Zesto and the Paua. The Paua needs to see a load of at least 470ohms. I fiound with my sample the optimum load at 1000 ohms. I would strongly suggest you try on the moving coil input on the Zesto both ... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers My Zestos does have a MC section - it has settings for Low Gain or High Gain. My confusion was because a friend with the same phono preamp as mine was telling me a SUT would improve the sound. And others online were saying similar things. ... | |
| Rega Naia Aphellion 2 phono preamp OK the GH elevator is a step up transformer. I use a Zesto Alesso SUT, and it sure makes a difference in sound with the Aphelion2, more full bodied. No the Graham Lee elevator is a solid state moving coil head amp, it is not a SUT. |