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| SUT shootout 03-19-12: Br3098Public announcement - I screwed up (again). The Cinemag Blue is an 1131, not the A3440AH as I typed in my response above. Oh well, at least that makes the comparison to the HM3 more valid, since on their low gain setting they both ... | |
| I tried a cheap cartridge and I LIKE IT 03-16-12: Davide256............ My suspicion is that your light weight arm is why the other cartridges sounded bad...you need high compliance cartridges which Grado definitely is not and more than likely the others are not also........ Despite it'... | |
| SUT shootout Br, thanks for the invite, but I'm located in Australia - so not likely to take up your generous offer.Sibelius, that Blue Cinemag must be quite a piece (and a bargain) to be running neck and neck with the H7. I almost went with Bob's blue Cinemag... | |
| SUT shootout Thanks for the further info Br.Even though the gain of the HM3 and Cinemag are pretty close, the turns ratio of the HM3 on low gain setting (1:20) will give a reflected impedance of 117.5ohms vs 183ohms for the Cinemag (1:16). Its hard to predict ... | |
| SUT shootout .....03-14-12: Br3098Secondly, I was surprised at how much I preferred Bob's Cinemag 3440AH (Blue) unit to my beloved Hashimoto-based SUT. It's not that the HM-3 unit sounded worse compared to Bob's SUT. The unit from Choir Audio has a very seduct... | |
| VPI SDS speed issue As pointed out by myself and Brf, the output of the SDS is independent of fluctuations in frequency of the mains line. The SDS output wave is produced by an adjustable oscillator driving an amplifier. I would not expect much oscillator frequency d... | |
| VPI SDS speed issue Input line voltage/frequency fluctuations to the SDS should not change the output frequency - that's the whole point of the unit, it synthesizes a stable output frequency independent of the line.When I was experimenting with using dental floss as ... | |
| My Cary PH 302 phono amp MM hum? 03-02-12: SharpeThanks for your reply. Sorry for my ignorance but what is an "external SUT"? Also not quite clear on a "star earth". I do notice a little more noise coming from the right speaker. And it seems less loud when I don't have the TT gro... | |
| My Cary PH 302 phono amp MM hum? I have a PH302 and use the MM input with an external SUT. It has always been very quiet and hum free. Maybe the transformer input of the MC input is providing a break in the ground loop - I'd still be suspecting a ground loop of some sort. Since I... | |
| Solid State Phono Pre-amp Recommendations 02-03-12: SirotsetaSutherlands are neutral and very good at their price points.Heard good things about the Parasound JC-3 but its engine is based on OpAmps (although carefully selected by John Curl) so I'm not sure about its long term value. So ar... | |
| Shielded phono cables I also suspect a wiring fault with the Silver breeze. I've owned this cable for almost 10yrs and used it with various equipment over that period - it's has always been dead quiet.Have you checked the cables connections with a multi-meter? If its g... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp 06-21-11: Theaudiotweak.....The MR is a much cleaner and more neutral cap in my particular device than was the S/O it replaced. The MR is much quieter yet insightful and more musical. The bass is smoother and more detailed and controlled. Vocal pl... | |
| Timeline Calculator Sounds like something Sutherland should have supplied with the Timeline from the start. | |
| Audio Technica AT-33PTG vs Denon 103R cartridge Doak, my intention would be to use the PTG with my Choir Audio H7 SUT on its high gain setting (1:28 ratio) - this works superbly with the Denon 103R in my system. I think the PTG-II would likely be the better match in terms of both output and imp... | |
| Audio Technica AT-33PTG vs Denon 103R cartridge Have any of you PTG users compared the series I to the II?Both appear to be still available online - with the series 1 cheaper.While compliance appears the same (and highish for an MC) - the PTG series II is lower output than the PTG series I - 0.... |