ddriveman, You are unknown member according to the
''member lookup''. I am, I hope , well known. I am interested
in your ''Cole'' and already have 230 v power supply(grin).
Alas never heard about ''Cole'' so some info would be very
welcome.
LCR phono stages we know about
Lately, I have become enthralled with LCR phono stages, based on some personal listening experiences and on the fact that many designers I respect are involved in LCR phono design. However, I don't really feel that I have a complete picture re what's out there in terms of commercial products. If you own or have heard an LCR phono stage and have an opinion, please name the product and feel free to render an opinion of it, compared to other phono stages of any type with which you are familiar. Thanks.
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The revival of this (my) thread enables me to ask a question: I was reading an old review of the Manley Steelhead, in maybe 6 Moons, maybe from 2004 or 2005. In that review, Evanna Manley herself describes the Steelhead circuit from input to output, and in those paragraphs she drops the tidbit that the Steelhead contains an LCR RIAA filter. I have been unable to corroborate that information anywhere else, including on the Manley website. Does anyone know anything about the Steelhead? |
Lewm, Here is the article you mentioned, http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/manley3/steelhead_3.html The LCR is in the MM input only, not in the MC. Please list some affordable tube LCR phono stage. I am interested in getting one sub 2k. |
Dear Ghetto, Thanks for the information on the Steelhead. I wonder what they do via the MC inputs that bypasses the LCR corrector. I do know that the MC inputs feed autoformers, but I thought that was to alter input impedance only. There are a few LCR phono stages that meet your cost criterion. Unfortunately, I cannot rattle off their names with confidence, but the "Cole" is certainly one of them, probably for less than a kilobuck. Lounge Audio LCR is another, very interesting because it uses LCR in the context of op amp gain blocs. It gets very favorable reviews. |
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