Cotter Comparisons

I live in a small town and don't get out much. I was wondering how my old Cotter preamp system held up to some of the "new-fangled" stuff out there. Ten years ago, nothing I compared it to made me want to jump.

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dobbhill09-21-2007 4:27pm

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usblues Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,217 posts 09-21-2007 at 07:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What did you try out to compare with?
extremephono Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 123 posts 09-22-2007 at 01:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned and heard the Cotter phono stage (active), they are so-so. Perhaps good in 1960, but not any more in 2007. The transformer, however, is a different league, they are still very good even with modern cartridge in modern system.
dobbhill OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 09-22-2007 at 12:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I liked it better than some used units I was exposed to at the time: ARC SP9, PS Audio 6.0. Those were probably dated also. I do realize that the Cotter is 1979 technology. Extreme: did you here the phono stage with the CM2, or solo? Also, did you know the phono stage had a higher than normal (47k) input impedance that caused MM's to sound not so good? Thanks for the responses.. D
extremephono Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 123 posts 09-30-2007 at 06:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes, had the complete system 3 pieces in total (power supply, phono eq, amplifier stage), and MC is hooked in through the Cotter Step up. For record, I also owned 2 versions of the Cotter step ups. The "L" version, as I heard, was not as good as the standard T version when used with typical 5-ohm cartridge (Koetsu).

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