Hi @rauliruegas : bipolars are better for LOMCs... how? Please substantiate why.
I specified two key areas in which a JFET front-end is superior to bipolar transistors for use with LOMCs, and also spelled out two areas in which JFETs are weaker (but described the countermeasures).
If you want others to accept your claim that bipolars are better for LOMCs, surely you are capable of describing the issues at a sufficient level of detail for EEs such as Ralph and myself to either concede to your superior wisdom, or refute it.
Regarding the extra Neumann constant, yes I have tried it, and have listened to various other phono stages that incorporated it. While it does change the sound, I don't recall ever feeling that it improved the sound.
Let us keep in mind that not all LPs were cut with Neumann cutting heads; Westrex, Ortofon, Haeco are some well-known alternatives.
By the way, what do you feel of the interaction between the Neumann playback constant and DMM-cut LPs?
kind regards, jonathan
I specified two key areas in which a JFET front-end is superior to bipolar transistors for use with LOMCs, and also spelled out two areas in which JFETs are weaker (but described the countermeasures).
If you want others to accept your claim that bipolars are better for LOMCs, surely you are capable of describing the issues at a sufficient level of detail for EEs such as Ralph and myself to either concede to your superior wisdom, or refute it.
Regarding the extra Neumann constant, yes I have tried it, and have listened to various other phono stages that incorporated it. While it does change the sound, I don't recall ever feeling that it improved the sound.
Let us keep in mind that not all LPs were cut with Neumann cutting heads; Westrex, Ortofon, Haeco are some well-known alternatives.
By the way, what do you feel of the interaction between the Neumann playback constant and DMM-cut LPs?
kind regards, jonathan