john_tracy
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| Gonna have to ditch the Soundsmith Carmen II I had the same sibilance problem. I was not the SS Sussurro cart. (Peter's prototype). Improvements to my electronics solved the problem. | |
| is th gain on my phono preamp enough for MCoil? Lundahl makes MC transformers that are 1+1 ;; 8+8. Wired for a gain of 8 times that's a gain of 18dB for a total of 70dB or 4mV output with your Shelter cart. K&K Audio sells a kit with a case and PC board and RCA jacks for a reasonable price. | |
| Interconnect Length What kind of cart. are you going to try to use? With a MM cart. the capacitance of 20' will probably kill you. With a MC I'm guessing that only a balanced connection has a chance of working out. | |
| Can Vinyl LP's Survive In A Room that Gets 95 Degrees? I'd be more worried about humidity. Mold will grow on vinyl; especially if there is something like a fingerprint to help it get started growing. | |
| Recommedation for Phono Pre for my modest rig If you are interested in a tube based phono pre you should consider the K&K Audio Trio. The most recent addition to the K&K stable is a budget priced kit that "errors" on side of slightly added "warmth" at the expense of less analytic deta... | |
| AC power supply for Nottingham Analogue Whatever you choose to buy, in addition to speed (frequency) control look for a unit that will allow you to adjust the output voltage. IME with my Nott. Hyperspace adjusting the voltage to the minimum required to maintain speed is very audible and... | |
| Phoenix Engineering Falcon and Eagle Reducing the voltage to the motor after start-up decreases the magnitude of the pulses. On my table, that results in a lower noise floor, blacker background, improved soundstage, tighter imaging and cleaner presentation. Not subtle differences... | |
| Is a Step-up Transformer needed? SUTs are 'pure' — head-amps add distortionTransformers are NOT without their own distortion. Some just prefer that to the distortions generated by active devices such as FETs. Some head-amps use batteries to solve the noise issue.Batteries will no... | |
| Is a Step-up Transformer needed? Yes. You will have to set the "jumpers" for MC and to select the required load resistance. Read the owners manual. | |
| Zephyr won't play nice with Phenomena 2 it's my understanding that the capacitive loading mostly affects the top end. Less pf for more top end energy.You need to pick up a physics text and read up on resonance circuits. Jim Hagerman's paper on cartridge loading is also a good resource.... | |
| 6922 Tubes! FWIW, the Russian equivalent to the 6DJ8/6922 is the 6N23. The 6N1P has the same pinout but is not the same tube. | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input John_Tracy, that is a small difference in output for a significant difference in sweet spot. Mine is around 2 feet to the left, in my estimation. I'm curious whether most balance/volume controls provide that high resolution of an adjustment. I w... | |
| Can I convert stereo to mono for a phono input A decent cartridge should have inherent channel balance within less than 2db, In my system a 0.25dB imbalance moves the center of the sound stage by about a foot. Read manufacturers specs on their cart. channel balance. Like Lew wrote, most only g... | |
| best phono stage to mate with a London Decca Super Gold cart? If you are attending RMAF I believe Dennis Fraker will be using a Trio to demo with. | |
| best phono stage to mate with a London Decca Super Gold cart? http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue59/sonus.htm http://www.kandkaudio.com/trio-phono-stage/ |