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| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Between songs you hear LP groove noise. Lift the tonearm and I bet it gets much quieter. Then you will hear self-noise from input resistance and tubes. An good SUT can wonders, as they are mostly noiseless. But not always. If they use too thi... | |
| So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? I can only think of one Japanese manufacturer still making DD tables. Who else is left?I've never owned a DD table, so cannot confirm via personal listening tests what the sonic differences might be. But that doesn't make the servo circuit go aw... | |
| So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? Is there a reason golden age DD turntables became golden age? Or conversely, why did the high-end move to belt-drive? I think there is.Fundamentally, golden age DD tables employed a PLL (phased-locked loop) to stabilize rotational velocity to a ... | |
| DIY Phono Loading Plugs Question Yes, definitely upgrade to metal films for this application. You don't need 1/2 watt either. | |
| Is ground noise really normal? If so, why? Sadly, hum is quite often the norm. It does not have to be! A properly set up system can be dead quiet, where all you hear is groove noise between songs.Hum is a system-level issue, not due to any single component (unless it’s a crappy design). H... | |
| What's the better buy for a phono preamp? I would guess the former... | |
| Best Analog for $10K Piccolo2 and Cornet3, best $1000 you will ever spend. Add an upscale Rega and MC cart to round it out. With money saved get some NOS tubes. | |
| SUT's -Looking for one with some meat on the bones You could try an active head-amp like the PICCOLO2, which would make things a bit more punchy. It's very neutral tonally though, so you don't get the organics that come from a good SUT. On the other hand, it makes dialing in loading super easy. | |
| Parasound JC 3+ Phono Preamp Hum Hum is definitely a system-wide issue and can be caused by a number of things, as well discussed already in this thread. Try to remove everything you can, start all over, adding in one piece at a time.http://www.hagtech.com/pdf/eliminatingnoise.pdf | |
| Phono Preamp - 2k budget? Try and go with tubes if you can, they are glorious at reproducing low level signals. Chinook or EAR834 great choices. | |
| Preamp Upgrade: Puffin vs Lounge Audio LCR Mkiii The old Puffin looks like it was a nice design. I can't for the life of me figure out why they went digital. Anyway, the Cornet3 may be the closest available alternative. | |
| Phono Cart Impedance Question Also, loading resistor is not important, as it gets shunted by cart during normal operation. A 47k load is just as quiet as a 100 ohm load once a 10 ohm cart is attached... | |
| Phono Cart Impedance Question The hiss from your cart is small compared to phonostage. One easy way to tell is to listen to hiss with and without cart - I guarantee one will be much greater... | |
| Hagerman Cornet? The Cornet is the original version. The Cornet2 is sort of like a "Mark II" revision of the same circuit. The differences are mainly in the size of the circuit board. The "2" is available as a DIY kit project. The original is not.However, I re-mad... | |
| Oye' Rauliruegas BobBurda,You have to unsolder the existing 47k and replace it with another. Any technician or repair shop can do it. jh |