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| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Axel and Tom, if you can change load resistors, I see no reason to lust for a separate MC phono section for each cartridge. The LOMCs are not identical to each other, but they are similar enough. Anyway, IF one needed a different circuit for every... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Tom, I did not get that message (that the range of output voltages and inernal impedances of MC cartridges presents a problem per se) from Kirkus' long post. I will have to re-read it, but I think he is saying that the much higher output impedance... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II John, Apology not necessary. I just wondered whether anyone HAD applied a scientific approach to this otherwise completely subjective and empirical endeavor. There are many reports from various sources that suggest that Panzerholz is a great mater... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Axel, you and I are thinking along the same lines, save for the fact that I would not use a transformer anywhere. The desire for a balanced circuit is a real sticking point as almost none of the commercial products offer that. There is the Aqvox, ... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II John, You wrote, "Panzerholz (it is for all practical purposes unable to store energy, that is, dissipates energy almost in 'real time')" What are the data that support that statement? Or have you used a bit of hyperbole? I ask in order to gain so... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi Pryso, This is the second time someone has recommended EA to me. Since you are a more credible source than the other person, I will look into it. I did also think about buying a basic JLTi, second hand, and upgrading the power supply myself. Di... | |
| VIP, SOTA & Oracle Turntables I agree with everyone who complimented SOTA on their customer relations and on the nice quality of their products. I will just relate my own experience regarding the "sound" of the Star Sapphire Series III, which was a table I owned about 8 years ... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Axel, What I wrote was that the Sumiko Blue Point was probably my FIRST MC cartridge, back in the late 80s or early 90s. I got away from that pretty quickly. Then I owned Benz Glider, followed by a Transfiguration Esprit and then the Esprit II, on... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? I personally have not heard any MM cartridge in my system since I stopped using my Grado TLZ in favor of some MC cartridge (probably a Sumiko BluePoint, originally), about 2 decades ago. I have nothing much to go on except Raul's opinions. | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? I see no mention of an FVP kit on the Vacuum State website. I do see mention of a new phono stage, the SVP2, but it is rather costly for use as a dedicated MM phono section. Has anyone heard the JLT1? The price is acceptable, but I know nothing ab... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Allen has publicly disclosed his FVP5 and RTP3D designs. In fact, the front end of his RTP3D (using the MAT02 transistor that he mentions in TPCB2), is the prototype for the input stage of my phono section these days. The FVP5 is single-ended and ... | |
| Who has heard the new ARC ref 2 phono? Downunder, What don't you like about the 6H30 "sound"? I like to think that circuit design trumps the choice of tubes in creating the sonic character of a piece, but I must admit there are tubes I do not "like" based on my own DIY efforts and list... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Dear Axel, You stole my question from the MM cartridge thread, but I am glad you did, because no one really responded to it over there. Ideally, I would build an MM phono stage myself, based on a single-ended LCR type of RIAA equalization or based... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, R. I did know that. Maybe my post implied otherwise. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Well, there are numerous tube preamps with insufficient gain for MC (the ones that require or suggest using a SUT with an MC). Any of these might be more or less suited for MM when used without a SUT (meaning that they might be especially good sou... |