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| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Gregad: Two things, first my mistake about RIAA eq. deviation, it has to say: 0.1 db instead 1 db. ( big difference ).About the Manley S/N you have to compare with the fixed output at 65 db gain: 70 db.About the Vendetta, that was a criticism... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Shane: I never said thet the SUTs are bad, what I said is that any SUT design at any price do severe degradation to the quality of the signal that comes from the cartridge and that a PP design with out SUTs is a lot better that one with SUTs.... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Dear Doug: +++++ " Probably the most Colibri-like " +++++Do you mean that this one has " spark " over the others ?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Jan Allaerts Cartridge Experience? Dear Ebarker2: +++++ " I'm having a hard time waiting, and I pester Jan far too often. " +++++Yes, this is part of the " price " that we have to pay for that kind of quality. You will be extremely satisfied: be patience!!!Regards and enjoy the mus... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Clio09: +++++ " Both these designers make outstanding phono stages and I'm sure they would never recommend something that is proven to compromise the sound of their designs. " +++++These gentleman, like many others, make their designs with a ... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Gregad: +++++ " This means that we need a preamp with about 60-80db gain in the phono stage.Agree Y/N?Optimally we also need about 80-100db S/N ratio(unweighted). AgreeY/N? " +++++I think that you forgot to the most important characteristic i... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Gregm: +++++ " . But let's face it: as Gregadd seems to imply, a good tranny, while expensive, is nowhere near the cost and rarerity of an outstanding fully active 80-100db riaa. " +++++Well, a Manley Steelhead or a Lamm one are not inexpensi... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Shane: I forgot. About that guy on TNT I can tell you ( with all respect )that he has many misconceptions about SUTs and high gain phonopreamps, I almost can tell you that he does not has experience on HG PP designs. The Accuphase that he nam... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Shane: I have a great respect for Tim De Paravancini and for their products but here the issue is not on the name of the designer or the design it self ( SS or tubes ): the issue is that any ( good design ) high gain phonopreamp that use SUTs... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Gregad: I almost agree with all your statements but: 80-100 db S/N ratio ( unweighted ), there is no posibility to achieve this spec on and MC high gain phonopreamp.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Doug: You are welcome!!The other two alternatives ( best ones ) that they have are:- HO MC and- MM cartridges.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Onhwy61: First my opinion is not a mere " my opinion ", there are facts objective facts about. Of course that I accept that people may disagree with me, no problem about.But this SUT case is really critical for only " accept " opinions with o... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Dear Doug: Maybe I miss something.+++++ " For me, this A/B/C comparison settled any argument about HO vs. LO MC's. " +++++What do you mean with that statement? in reference to what?. Please explain about.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Dear Gregadd: Well that is yout point of view and I respect it.I never speak about " lazy " but now that you are mentioned maybe some of them were lazy. I speak about " they don't care about music and quality sound reproduction ".If you like the S... | |
| AC vs DC motor? Dear Rwd: The ACvsDC is not the issue, because both are good ones it depends what the TT designer looks for.The name of the game here is " power supply design and execution to that PS design ". The motor well " is a motor " if you give it what is ... |