Here we go. Raul, I disagree with you on amplifier output impedance, because an output Z of 0.1 ohm is usually achieved by using gobs of negative feedback, which introduces distortions across the entire musical spectrum that are far more objectionable than the imagined result of speaker frequency response anomalies due to higher output Z. Moreover, the goal you set eliminates most tube amplifiers. I think the amplifier/speaker interface is VERY crucial to accurate audio reproduction, but I don't think one should approach the problem by setting any arbitrary "rules" regarding impedance. If I could do it, my "rule" would be that all speakers must have a flat impedance curve at about 16 ohms across the audio spectrum, but it ain't gonna happen. In summary, your rule for amplifier output impedance raises a bunch of additional questions for debate.
MC phono stage without transformer?
A newbie question:
I read a lot of 'reservation' about using an external MC step up transformer to increase the gain of an MM phono stage. But as I searched around for MC phono stages, I noticed that a lot of these actually have internal step-up transformers, some of these transformers are exactly the same as what some people used to make their external step-up.
So if transformer is no good, I should really be looking for an MC phono without the tranformer? Do these exist though?
I read a lot of 'reservation' about using an external MC step up transformer to increase the gain of an MM phono stage. But as I searched around for MC phono stages, I noticed that a lot of these actually have internal step-up transformers, some of these transformers are exactly the same as what some people used to make their external step-up.
So if transformer is no good, I should really be looking for an MC phono without the tranformer? Do these exist though?