Phono Stage_Skoll-by Schiit Audio

I think you should sell me the broken defective hummer of a   CJ phono stage….i am serious

You might want to read founders book Schitt Happened.. it’s a fun read and will give you insights into how they do what they do for very good value…

Enjoy the music

Tom, I promised my youngest daughter (an aspiring audiophile) that I would gift  the C-J unit to her.  If not for that, I would have sold it to you .

Schiit AI says it's ok to leave the phono on all the time.  The C-J unit did not have any power switch and was on for 20+ years; and both utilize MOSFET's , as I recall, so most likely ok??

It (Schiit) runs on the warm side, not hot, warm, so I'm a little anal about leaving it on.  It has a power switch on the back, which is hard to find.

Really  nit picky... I know. 

Another tid bit of discovery.  I've been playing around with the gain stages.  I prefer 70 dB of gain over all other settings.  

Yes, you get higher volume, but mids and highs are more pronounced.  It could be a byproduct of my particular set up and equipment selection.

It just sounds better.

Now, I have capacitive loading at 50p.  I'm not well schooled on this setting.  The old C- J unit only had gain and resistive loading.  

Any one have recommendations?

I originally had the loading set to 200 Ohms resistance in the EF-1.  I got some bug to change it, most likely from reading some posts here in regards to loading.....47K (basically unloaded) was not the way to go with a moving coil....  We all live and learn.  Its a fun hobby!

Now, I have capacitive loading at 50p.  I'm not well schooled on this setting.  The old C- J unit only had gain and resistive loading.  

Any one have recommendations?

As it turns out, the old adage to experiment for yourself (i.e. from Eveanna Manley and her staff) may very well be true. Of all people it seems that ever-subjectivist Herb Reichert brought this to the fore recently while experimenting with a Denon 103. https://www.stereophile.com/content/dispelling-myth-about-phono-cartridge-loading

That was a interesting read.  

I'll digest it a bit and read it again.  Thanks for your 2 cents!