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10-19-02
What you are hearing is pretty much the tradeoffs related to ... Viridian
10-19-02
Bwhite, i personally think that you should try a slight rais ... Twl
10-19-02
Hi twl, okay.. now.. the vta is that the adjustment i can do ... Bwhite
10-19-02
47 kohms is the typical "correct" load for mm cart ... Oldears
10-19-02
Okay... i messed with the vta. quite frankly i don't know i ... Bwhite
10-19-02
As oldears notes, fixed 47k is usual for mm phonos. for mc c ... Gregm
10-19-02
Gregm, i was looking at getting a jadis and the guy told me, ... Bwhite
10-19-02
Bwhite, many of the better mc phono stages have plug-in resi ... Twl
10-19-02: Zaikesman
I have found that the recommended loading can be pretty useless as a guide to what sounds best. It seems to me you would probably prefer a loading somewhat higher than the low 100 ohm setting, but not essentially unloaded like 47k ohms. The correct setting could prove to be in somewhere in the low to mid hundreds, or even up to a couple of thousand ohms, depending on both the cart and the rest of the system. Since you don't have the ability right now to easily test many values in order to find your favorite before wielding the soldering iron on your Black Cube (unless it has socketed resistors - I'm not familiar with it), you might want to try giving your cart's importer a call and see what they recommend using. BTW, if you do install custom value loading resistors, be sure to look into getting premium quality replacements - this might run you $20 instead of $2, but the improvement is well worth the small difference.
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10-20-02
Bwhite i, too, think that the sales rep was thinking of mm o ... Gregm
10-20-02
Aah, twl suggests raising the vta, oldears suggests lowering ... Viridian
10-20-02
Viridian - analog rigs seem to be a wee-bit tweeky to set u ... Bwhite
10-20-02
Viridian, we can't help unless we post what we think, right? ... Twl
10-20-02: Zaikesman
Agree with Twl, except I wouldn't even call 'conflicting' answers a 'problem' (unless they're posted by the same individual!). If there was no sincere difference of opinion or experience to be found in this hobby, we wouldn't really need this forum, would we? Vive la variety! :-)
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10-23-02
Shelter says the loading for the 901 should be less than 100 ... Wsin
10-27-02
The coph nia is factory set at 100 ohms, but, pop the cover ... Consttraveler
10-27-02
Consttraveler - how is the coph nia??? i've read a bit abou ... Bwhite
10-28-02
Bwhite: i am reservedly happy with the coph nia. i have no ... Consttraveler
10-28-02
This is one of those "holy grail" issues that has ... Cpdunn99
10-29-02: Zaikesman
Consttraveler, with a cart output so low as .23mv, many (most?) phono preamps will need the assistance of a phono step-up transformer to provide a sufficient amount of quiet gain, and that sounds to be the case with your system.
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10-29-02
Zaikesman: that's what i was afraid of, and where my next p ... Consttraveler
10-29-02
Ortofon sells a step up transformer (it's in their website). ... Psychicanimal
10-29-02
You have to always properly optimize input load according to ... Mamba
10-29-02
Guys, unfortunately, i have to disagree with step up transfo ... Mamba
10-29-02
Mamba, i don't think you are entirely correct about the step ... Twl
10-30-02: Zaikesman
Consttraveler - Sorry, I'm not going to be of much help for specific recommendations, as I've never owned a super-low output MC that required a transformer (though I have read that Wright Sound offers a decent one for about $350). Maybe do a forum search on the topic 'phono step-up transformer' or such. The other option would be to just switch to a very high-gain capable phonostage that doesn't need transformer assistance (or has one built-in) to provide adequate gain (probably >66dB I should think), rather than keeping the one you own and also investing in a separate trannie, but I can't suggest which approach would potentially give better sound or be more cost effective for you (not forgetting the extra set of IC's you'll need for the stand-alone option). Best of luck, Z.
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10-30-02
Consttraveler, if you can find a used cotter mk2, that would ... Twl
10-18-06
I just bought a denon 103r cartridge from audiocubes out of ... Jwt
10-19-06
have you checked the shunt capacitance? is it 100mf? don't s ... Gregm
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