jmcgrogan2
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| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Thanks Thom. Darkmoebius posted a calaculator on his first response on this thread too, It's a little different from yours, but both have their strengths, thank you.Happy Holidays to all,John | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Thanks Doug, I don't know if that makes much difference though. It does increase the output voltage from my phono preamp from 0.48V to 0.58V, but that's a relatively small increase compared to the 2.5V that my CDP outputs. I have read about differ... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Al, you are right, I misread Hdm's first reply when he said "I'm with Kal above", I read "I am Kal from above". I thought maybe Kal had two monikers. My mistake, I apologize to Kr4 and Hdm. No, 2.5V does not overload the VAC at all.Darkmoebius, th... | |
| low output mc: noise free listening possible? I have a somewhat similar thread going on right now, and found this calculator that Darkmoebius posted to be quite helpful and informative.Cheers,John | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Zar, that story sounds vaguely familiar, LOL. Life does go on once you get off the merry-go-round. I would actually say that I am happier now that I have others things to obsess on. ;DCheers,John | |
| Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? Thanks for the mini-review Art. Happy holidays, and a happy and healthy new year!Cheers,John | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Kal, please note the word OR between 1.25 mV cartridge output and 80 db gain phono preamp in my previous post.Darkmoebius and Al, actually that link shows that my integrated amp is a VAC Avatar Super, NOT the SE version. Your specs are correct for... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Thank you Darkmoebius. Using this calculator, it looks like I would need a phono stage with 80 db of gain or a cartridge with a 1.25 mV output to match the 2.5 V output of my CDP in SPL.My guess was at least 10 db difference, but now I know that t... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain I'm sorry Kal, but I tend to agree with Al here. I'm already listening with the knob set at 2 o'clock on the VAC, I can't understand how lowering the cartridge voltage and/or phono stage gain would accomplish anything but make me turn the volume k... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Thank you Doug, Kal and Al for your very informative replies. I think I have some ideas of were to head here. First let me make a few points of clarification. Kal, you are right, I looked it up, and the preamp stage in my integrated amp has 11 db ... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Ok, thank you for the responses. That does explain the volume difference to some extent. According to John's calculations, my phono stage has an output of 0.5V, while my CDP has an output of 2.5V. So, I'm guessing (since I can't find my old sceint... | |
| Convert cartridge output voltage to db gain Thanks for the input so far. Well I assumed it was a gain issue because I have to turn the volume knob up to around 2 o'clock to get satisfactory listening levels. When I play CD's, the volume knob is around 10 o'clock for the same listening level... | |
| low output mc: noise free listening possible? It depends. The preamp gain, speaker and amplifier sensitivity all come into play. I have a 0.24mV cartridge playing through a 66 db gain SS phono stage, which used to be enough. Then I sold my ARC preamp and BAT amp and bought an VAC integrated a... | |
| Phono stage for tube system - recommendations? I am in a similar situation. I'm currently using a VAC Avatar Super integrated tube amp with a Walker Audio Signature solid state phono stage with great results. I have used tube phono stages before, but I tend to agree with Lloyd Walker on this i... | |
| Alon Speakers Ray, I'm not sure how much power you need, but if you can get by with 50 wpc, you can't beat a Forte Model 4A amp, goes for around $500 on the used market, but will beat many more expensive amps sonically.Cheers,John |