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Any Members Tried the Audio Interface CST-80 SUT?

My curiosity got the better of me and I just bought this SUT from Japan and wondered if anyone else had any experience with it. The very little I could find seemed to indicate it is a respectable unit and has even been likened to the highly acclaimed Cotter SUT.

It was made in the US around 1982 and came in two varieties. There was a 3 Ohm version with 30dB of gain and a 40 Ohm version with 20dB of gain.

I currently use a Fidelity Research FRT-4 which is excellent and has 4 different taps 100 Ohms, 30 Ohms, 10 Ohms and 3 Ohms + Pass Through for MM.  It will be interesting to see how it compares the FRT-4.

I will use it with my 1.0 mV / 60 Ohms Shinon Boron Red which currently uses the 100 Ohm tap on my FRT-4.

 

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Your SUT is less expensive than the AIs available on ebay.   My friend is anxiously looking for an AI but at under $500 for the L (low output version).  Thanks so much.

P.S. Do you have an opinion concerning the Zesto 10 impedance/4 output level Andros Allasso SUT?  Can it possibly be as good sounding as your Jensen?  Thanks (I need some adjustment for various cartridges but don't want to sacrifice sound quality).  
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