A Step Up to Common STEP UP Transformer.......

...at least in my system. I posted this also in the "other" forum(AA) and paste some of the answers I provided for some inquiries regarding the thread.

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I tried and heard some. I do not want to list names to avoid heated discussions. But here is another alternative to those costly step up tranny which IMHO sounds very good than what I had before.

The tranny is made up of Amorphous Core-Cobalt Torroid and is made by Mr. Pieter Treurniet of TRIBUTE. The case is a DIY to promote cartridge loading on the fly.

Here's what Pieter responded when I was inquiring about the transformers.

"MC transformers can be wound to any step-up ratio. Cobalt amorphous alloy toroids are used for these transformers.
I can wind single primary types and dual primary types; the dual types have independent primaries (no series / parallel connecting).
Tribute is a one-man company located in the Netherlands".

Mine took 3 months and two days to arrived. But they arrived with a "bang" if you know what I mean.
Why on Earth Pieter can offer a product like this, with exceptional price and sound, and is not "very" popular here yet (US)it seems is beyond me. Or maybe I am one of the "mis-informed" , I do not know. Someone from the Teres forum compared the transformer to the S&B TX103 4 months ago. I was in the market for a tranny during that time with a budget about a grand. As for the results of the comparison, you can deduct my impression here based on this post.

But of course, to each his own.

I tried to post this earlier to no avail. I hope it will not create a double post.

Cheers