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| KOETSU VERMILION and audio research PH7 The advice to use a higher gain phono stage may be well taken and I agree it is probably not advisable to add a SUT to the PH7, but not because of noise. If there is a JFET at the input of the PH7, it is likely forming the bottom half of a cascode... | |
| Buying a new TT today Soko, if your phono stage has more than 60 dB gain, consider an AT ART7. Its recently been discontinued but you may be able to pick one up brand new by perusing the internet. I am more or less in the same camp with Chak when it comes to cartridges... | |
| KOETSU VERMILION and audio research PH7 You drove me to go to the website. You are correct. Koetsu lists the Vermilion as having an 0.2 millivolt output, much to my surprise. All the other Urushi variants are listed 0.4 millivolts. I can only conclude that something is different about t... | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable Is this a question? | |
| KOETSU VERMILION and audio research PH7 Forgot to say you should be ok as is in terms of gain. My Urushi Wajima behaves as if it puts out more like 0.5-0.6mV. | |
| KOETSU VERMILION and audio research PH7 First, as wlutke says, the output is at least 0.4mV, unless the cartridge is in the Platinum series, which I doubt because I don’t think Koetsu made a Platinum version of the Urushi types. (Vermilion is essentially a red Urushi.) Second, it’s not ... | |
| Why Does My Nottingham Motor Seem To Run Fast? Ned, In your first post, you wrote, "Not impressed with the motor either, unless I spin it really fast it never gets up to full speed." I am not sure what that meant, but I assume whatever the problem was, it has also been cured. Keep in mind th... | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable I certainly don't doubt the ears of you guys who say you have zeroed in on THE correct load for your MC cartridge. I have universally found that there IS a load resistance that begins to degrade the sound of an MC, usually one that is significant... | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable Somewhere up this thread I read that your phono stage has a fixed input resistance of 100 ohms . Then I read that the Dynavector 301 has an internal resistance of 40 ohms. If both of those numbers are correct, and if you absolutely cannot change t... | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable VTF per se is not directly proportional to record wear, although it is a factor, and these days you can find MC cartridges with “exotic” stylus shapes for under $1K. So, like jperry said, how much do you want to spend? | |
| What is the maximum amperage on the 15 volt side for the Pro-ject Power Box ds2 Sources So what is it or what was it that requires 18V/~0.5A, per oldhvymec's post? He refers to "it", and I thought for sure he was referring to the TT. Now I am just curious. | |
| What is the maximum amperage on the 15 volt side for the Pro-ject Power Box ds2 Sources Millercarbon, What the heck are you talking about? Who wants to get 100A out of a wallwart? Furthermore, not all wallwarts are simple transformers; some contain rectified power supplies and can directly deliver DC voltage; I suspect that is the ... | |
| Technics SL-1210GAE Anniversary Chakster, Have you heard the Nagaoka JT1210? If so, what were its shortcomings compared to the cartridges you commonly recommend? If not, how can you dismiss it so casually and forcefully? Nagaoka has a reputation for producing some great MM ca... | |
| What is the maximum amperage on the 15 volt side for the Pro-ject Power Box ds2 Sources I realize that to detect a voltage sag, you need a voltmeter and access to nodes on the power input side of the tt where you can assess DCV. That might be a problem. In which case, you might just hook it up and let the turntable run for an hour ... | |
| What is the maximum amperage on the 15 volt side for the Pro-ject Power Box ds2 Sources I appreciate your predicament. Since wall warts are not very expensive, why not avoid the issue by using two discrete supplies? In any case, what erik is saying is that if the PS cannot supply 1.6A of current under the load represented by turntabl... |