paulfolbrecht
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| LO MCs carts with RM-9/Shindo pre? I should have said any LO MC. Yes, the Blackbird is MC (high output) and, no, I was not really considering the Denon and would not expect it to compete. | |
| LO MCs carts with RM-9/Shindo pre? Am now considering the Orotofon, Dyna 17D3, Shelton 901.I also think it's entirely possible I'll like the Blackbird better than any of them, but only one way to find out. | |
| LO MCs carts with RM-9/Shindo pre? Hi Patrick,I did write Jonathan, but I'd really like to stick to carts that will work well with the Shindo's trannies, which I'm betting just have to be pretty darn good. (The rest of this thing - that is, the MM and linestages - are so drop-dead ... | |
| LO MCs carts with RM-9/Shindo pre? "Of course you also need to figure out whether your Blackbird arm is up to controlling the high weight and low compliance of the SPU cart."Can anybody answer that? :) I figured I might need a new arm. Right now, this is all tentative... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Slowhand,While the phono stage is a $400 option on the Chenin, it is $1500 on the Sauv/Cortese and a whopping $4000 on the Cab/Grange!$1500 is not change - though I have no doubts it's well worth it. OTOH, you can buy a Minimax phono for that and ... | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp Hi Herman,Did we possibly have this conversation once before? :) I think we're arguing about semantics (if we're arguing at all).What I stated is that the Supratek linestage itself is impressive - I'm not sure how the VC sounds on it's own. ;)It's... | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp Herman,That's certainly one view. But an active is providing impedance matching and buffering while a "passive" is not. Of course the VC itself is "passive"; I have a rather difficult time imagining anything else, don't you?The "excess gain" argum... | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp Thanks for the responses.I should've been more specific and said "TVC" as that's what I really meant. To me, at least, resistor passives are ALWAYS unacceptable - dynamics, gone!Of course for the TVC (or any passive) impedance matching is the key.... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Nobody gonna help me out about the phono tubes? I know I could scour the thread, and I will, eventually.7308s still the hot ticket for 6922? Amperex?The other tube in the phono section, 6288 or something, I don't think I'd even heard of. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Well - I've ordered a Cortese. Mick had one almost done and I couldn't resist.What's the hot tube setup for the phono stage? :) | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Yes, considering the Slee.Jim: I would have been surprised if somebody said the TB could compete with a Supratek phono but what did I know? Well, I know a bit more now. :) (After an all-night crash-course in modern phono stages, that is.)I may wel... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Oops - I meant Cortese. The diff here (over the Sauv) is $1500 so it is not 'trivial'. I didn't know if I'd ever try vinyl. Am considering a Pro-ject Tube Box II, perhaps only has a holdover till I order a Cortese.In Piano Black, of course. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century QUESTION: I've got a Sauvignon which I LOVE, but bought without the phono stage (stupidly).Now, I've finally got the vinyl bug and am at least going to try it out. I was going to start with a Pro-Ject tube box phono stage. Question is: do I REALLY... | |
| reference 3a capo to l'integral nouveau I looked into it awhile ago and found VERY little info. No reviews anywhere, professional or otherwise. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hey guys, is the Sauv very quiet on high-eff speakers? Would I have any issues with 102dB/W horns? (I have a sauv already; never tried it with speakers like that.)That's an interesting topic: what speakers are people with these preamps using. Prob... |