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| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Raul, Can you say how you do your measurement of RIAA accuracy? I asked this earlier as a general question and got no response. I am curious how it is done by manufacturers in order to arrive at a spec which is then published in their ad copy, bec... | |
| Need A High Compliance Cartridge There are dozens and dozens of high and low output cartridges that could be classed as "high compliance". This should not be a problem for an experienced audiophile like you, Neon. | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Here's a question that arises when one considers the RIAA equalization error in a phono stage: What is the standard by which the error is calculated? Is it the curve described by the equations in the Lipshitz paper? Or is it the ideal curve, whic... | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! The one set screw in the CW must be the correct one, since it’s the only one. Get an L shaped Allen wrench that fits and you can almost certainly loosen and tighten the screw without removing the tonearm from the TT. Use the short leg of the “L”; ... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? “Loading on the input side”. Does that mean using a resistor across the primaries of the SUT (which on its surface sounds like a bad idea) or what? Dave is a great outside the box thinker. | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? I know what Steve G meant when he referred to the Parasound as a reference. My point was that the Parasound is not a top level high gain phono stage, in my opinion of course. Therefore it does not set a very high bar for a SUT + MM stage to exceed. | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Pindac, how does the last post, detailing your personal listening experiences that are described as though you’ve got an elaborate system at your immediate disposal, fit with your having said that your equipment is currently (and previously) store... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Problem is that the Parasound does not qualify as a “reference”, certainly not as a high gain phono stage. A classic “straw man” situation. My advice is keep an open mind, experiment as much as you can afford, then do what you like. Verbal argumen... | |
| VPI Industries---Love the Company as Much as their Turntables Perhaps you were in the wrong booth. The “VIP” booth at any show is bound to be manned by snooty people. | |
| Is a Garrard 401 or 301 "accurate"?? Granite is one of those materials that ought to be good for plinth-making but which has been found by most to be disappointing, at least as regards the Lenco idler. I forgot to mention that prior to building the slate/PTP Lenco, I owned a Jean Nan... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? I don’t think you can fairly make a case for SUT over high gain phono on the basis of simplicity. A high gain stage may consist of one gain device at the input of what otherwise is an MM stage. No extra ICs, no outboard chassis, much shorter conne... | |
| Is a Garrard 401 or 301 "accurate"?? Interesting. A few months ago I asked Pindac to define "damping factor" as he applies it to materials used for plinth construction, especially slate, which he dislikes for reasons obvious in the above 2022 post. In the recent exchange he declined ... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? I am making no value judgement, but be aware that Thoress uses a JFET in addition to tubes in order to develop sufficient gain with LOMC cartridges. Not that there’s anything wrong with that; the Steelhead does it too. What’s the big deal about th... | |
| Anybody here buy a cartridge from 'highendbroker' ? Define "higendbroker". Do you have someone in particular in mind? If so, much better to reveal the actual identity. If it’s 2juki on eBay, for example, he has a good reputation. I bought my FR64S tonearm from him, and I have been very pleased with... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Lalitk, My point was that your good opinion of the Monbrisson led me to look for some reviews. One was by Art Dudley published in Stereophile. Dudley was an avowed admirer of Ken Shindo, and so was predisposed to love his works. And indeed he did ... |