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| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @lewm That’s fair. I don’t claim this to be anything approaching a scientific or exhaustive analysis of SUTs. However I do feel that much like cartridges, SUTs have their own sonic fingerprint which is distinct and durable across systems. A bad ... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @pindac Thank you - I actually wasn’t aware of the old EAR "Head" which you reference! And it’s from 1979, my birth year :) From a google search, here’s what Tim (RIP good sir) said about this unit, years later: I will try to find old literat... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @rossb Thanks! And yes, your EAR MC-4 (based on my MC-3 experience) is an amazing piece of gear that will be tough to beat. The Quadratic MC-1 simply gives a different perspective. I like having both for now...we'll see if one is favored or not ... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @pindac Yes the 1254 sounds largely like the Skys, and is a fantastic value for the money. Those transformers just sound pleasing with a wide range of cartridges and systems. I brought a Sky 20 over to my friend’s Pipedream / VPI / VanDen Hul sy... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @lewm Thanks Lew - it’s true, these comparisons are largely strapped to my VAC Renaissance SE as the MM stage @ 47K loading. I’ve had many other phono stages at lower price tiers, but the VAC clobbered them all, and gets all the play time. The S... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @jc4659 Thanks, jc! On the lower end, the value winner is a pair of CineMag 1254 ($360) in a simple or DIY box, or included as an option in your phono stage (e.g. Rogue Ares). For myself, I find either the EAR or Quadratic to be the value winne... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @tomic601 Thanks so much Jim - and right back at ya :) | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs Some cart pics, since we can inline now... | |
| Phono stage and preamp overload Or on the other hand, let’s over think things a bit too :) Yes, 66dB gain on top of 0.5mV results in exactly 1.0 Volt output. You did the math correctly! In reality, there are some additional factors to account for: Loading a cartridge (increa... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 I've tried GL KT88 (stock tubes), KT120, and KT150 in my VAC Signature 200iQ monos. The KT150 were the most recent acquisition - and they were terrible. Extremely powerful low frequencies and gobs of slam - which honestly was fun - but it complete... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier @jbhiller Totally agree! Haha that reminds me several years ago - I had 400 Watts/ch Parasound JC1 monoblocks, then VAC Auricle 80 Watt KT88 monoblocks - and picked up a pair of 50 year-old 20 Watt Heathkit W4 mono amps (restored buy Gordon) on ... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier @jbhiller Absolutely, I agree listening results come first. This is specifically about whether Carver needs to down-rate its amplifiers, not whether the amp deserves to exist. Likewise, it raises the question: do we have a problem in the high-en... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Honestly if I were an owner right now, a solid 60 Watts x2 would be OK with me, even at THD a point or 2 above 1%. I’d certainly be disappointed at being sold misleading/erroneous specifications, but that would be "close enough" - 60 versus 75 is ... | |
| ARC Reference 6 Paired with Cary Monoblock Amps? I don't have experience with your speakers & amps but I doubt you'd have an issue. Some will say "ARC likes to match to ARC" but I matched the Ref 6 to both VAC and Rogue tube amps and it performed beautifully. Certainly the quietest tube prea... | |
| Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k @lucky_doggg7 I almost bought a pair of VACs like those a couple years ago, but ended up splashing out for a pair of new 200iQ. At that listing price they should be a solid deal. 160 Watts/ch of tube power (to be fair that's probably pushing the... |