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| LCR phono stages we know about Yes, that's one problem with designing a tube-based LCR; the needed 600-ohm impedance on the input side is hard to achieve with tubes. There are many interesting threads on that subject. One such claimed that you only need 600 ohms on one side of ... | |
| LCR phono stages we know about Dave, I looked it up. Not much info regarding the innards. Seems to be solid state. Does not seem to have adjustment for load R and C. However, it does have a mono switch. (I don't know how you can build a phono stage with high end pretensions and... | |
| LCR phono stages we know about Addendum. After composing that long treatise, I did some surfing to find out more about the Slagle LCR phono stage owned by my neighbor. It turns out that the phono stage is called "Emia" and is marketed by Dave and Jeffrey Jackson, in collaborati... | |
| LCR phono stages we know about Jazdom, Hi. Can you say more about the Kahn phono stage. I presume the name refers to our mutual friend in Silver Spring. But maybe not. John, I own a Silvaweld phono stage, designed and produced by the same Mr. Park who later went on to produce t... | |
| Would vinyl even be invented today? Jafreeman, It's all about evolution. These technologies come and go (and come) in a natural order based on perceived need and science, and lately, nostalgia. | |
| LCR phono stages we know about John, I am very familiar with your association to K&K. I agree they make very fine products. However, what has any of that got to do with the price of eggs or the topic of this thread? I guess I can be faulted for not having catalogued every p... | |
| LCR phono stages we know about That's not quite correct or at least possibly confusing as written, Sqlsavior.LCR vs RC has nothing to do with active vs passive RIAA. Either technique can be implemented in a passive RIAA filter. It's just a matter of how the filter is created, w... | |
| Dynavector DV-507 Mk II ? Verybig and Carl, Your comments are useless to anyone contemplating a purchase. I think it would be fair to say that the DV tonearms are fundamentally different in design and execution from standard pivoted tonearms. The differences afford certain... | |
| LCR phono stages we know about Mordante et al, I apologize for not defining the acronym. I thought most analog aficionados would know about LCR RIAA circuits. But here goes a definition:In analog history, nearly every commercial phono stage has been based on using RC filters to... | |
| Modified Lenco vs TW Raven Gilles, The plinth in the photo looks to be made of layers of MDF, not alu. However, Jacques does mention that he is going to build one out of a solid block of alu, which must be the one you bought(?)FWIW, I really really do not like the sound of ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? On the subject of VTF in particular and cartridges in general, you guys might want to read the summary of a talk given by Mitchell Cotter to the Boston Audio Society in 1977, when men were men.Here.You need to scroll down until you find the summar... | |
| Modified Lenco vs TW Raven Gilles, What "alloy" did you use for your plinth? That sounds like an unusual and interesting choice of materials, compared to the more typical woods, slate, related synthetics, or even lead. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nikola, Since you are a semanticist at heart, I know you will appreciate the fact that a "canon" (sic) is "a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged" Whereas, a cannon will blow that stuff out of the water. | |
| New Eva Cassidy 180 gr Fjn, You really ought to seek out the CD "The Other Side", with Eva and Chuck Brown, if indeed you have never heard it. They do mostly standards, but their interpretation is very fresh. The album rivals similar collaborative efforts done by Ray Ch... | |
| Power Filtering vs Power Regeneration? Tony, It is most likely that your friend's system was affected by humidity because of the sensitivity of ESL speakers, especially Quads, to humidity. Humidity affects the tension of the mylar diaphragm, AND it also affects the static charge in the... |