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| TTW Audio (TTWeights) @testpilot I remember when TTW left the industry and posted his scorched earth postings all over the internet slamming both the audio industry and calling audiophiles both gullible and stupid. Good luck building back all the burnt bridges. I... | |
| SUT Interconnects @atmasphere Very interesting! Your vast and deep expertise is always appreciated. Considering that SUT box users like me are, for practical reasons, usually limited to a 0.5m minimum cable length on either side (and usually RCA) - what are som... | |
| VPI Aries 3 Questions - Looking to make a switch I probably shouldn’t comment without having owned a VPI, but there’s no way I would go from any Aries to any kind of Classic. My old dealer Pete of Audio Atlanta (who I trust in all things analog) got frustrated with the direction VPI took when go... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs @three_easy_payments Thanks for the kind words. I think the response has been fine - this is hitting a small segment of an already small turntable enthusiast group! Sometimes I get a "thank you" Private Message for a past post I had forgotten ab... | |
| TTW Audio (TTWeights) @ebm Not his fault, the audiogon software has been duping posts lately. | |
| 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... |