Channel D Lino C vs. Sutherland Little Loco

Yeah, I also talked to him and he was very supportive, answered my questions and gave a lot of useful information and advice.

Great thread! I'm planning on purchasing a lino C, my shelter 501 mkii is slightly right at/slightly above the threshold to take advantage of the transimpedance current power, same with the madrigal carnegie 2...  Mijostyn - have you narrowed down any choices for an ultra low impedance cartridge?   Are the Lino owners still getting good results?  Thanks.

@ ilaz,  I am curious to know if the Lino C has been delivered and operational? A brief summary would be appreciated.

@ Mikld,  There is an additional issue to consider with this phono stage. The battery pack is best used under 80 Fahrenheit degree. In my part of the world, we are over 85 Degrees almost five months per year. I wrote to Rob about this, and the hot weather will shorten the life span of the battery, although the 2.2 version has an additional mechanism to allow the battery to tolerate  higher temperature. 

During the past two listening sessions, my three month old cartridge suddenly clicked into place. Within the span of a single side of a record, the music came to life. The sense of a 'holographic' sound-stage deepened, the low mid and upper bass regions have solidified even more than before, and the sense of hearing into a 'live' venue has intensified. Granted it is the synergy of the cartridge and the phono-stage at work. But to experience a 'sudden' jump in Sound quality is a new experience to me as the  usual cartridge break in is a gradual process for me. No desire for the near future to experience anything except other LOMCs with low internal impedance into a trans-impedance phono-stage. 

Another great current-injection type MC phono stage for low impedance cartridges is 47 Labs Phono Cube


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@ chakster I know you have been  long time advocate of the virtues of MM's and NOS MC's. And I do recall coming across  threads where you mentioned 47 Labs electronics, but did not know until now it included their current mode phono stage. I have a few questions:
1. Have you heard other current mode phonos?
2. Do the current mode phono exhibit less of a sonic signature?
3. Vis-a-vis your arsenal of MMs', how does a LOMC through a current mode phono compare?
4.  For a MM guy, why did you venture into current mode phono territory?

I know these are very generalized questions, but would appreciate some feedback.

BTW, I had been interested recently in a ZYX Ulitmate Dynamic, .15 mv output with a 12 ohm internal impedance. Rob Robinson, the designer of Lino C, claims that it would be compatible. However, i use a passive preamp and would be a bit concerned with not enough gain.