Keep in mind that what you’re proposing, assembling essentially a collection of SUTs so one can experiment with mating to one or several LOMC cartridges in pursuit of a best match, can easily become very expensive, time consuming, and possibly so troublesome as to discourage one from pursuing the hobby at all. Perhaps it works for you, but it’s not tenable for everyone who otherwise wants to use vinyl as a source.
I'm new to Step Up Transformers
I've recently become aware of the existence of SUTs (step up transformers). My initial thought was " why do I need an SUT when my phono preamp (Zestos Andros PS-1) has a circuit for Low Output MC cartridges?
But many people seem to think that an SUT plugged into the MM channel of the phono stage will be a massive upgrade. I'd love to hear the opinions of anyone who has experience with SUTs. Thanks!
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It sure is an expensive pursuit. My Consolidated Silver cost $5,500, my Bob's Devices was $1,200. I believe the Ortofon is now around $1,800. To these prices you need to add interconnects. It is a lot easier, cheaper and cleaner to just buy a good high gain phono stage. My PS Audio Stellar has that capability which is why I bought it. In fact it is what I am listening to today in my new system. It makes more sense to join a club if possible that accommodates member loans/exchanges or at least get togethers to try different SUTs or what not. |
@billstevenson you ain't kidding. I have a VDH current phono stage, and a Corralstone cart. I'd have to get a quality voltage phono and a quality SUT. It'll be a long while - dealing with other rabbit holes |
@lowtubes Actually if you get the loading right you'll find there is 'better' and that the differences between your various SUTs is less than you thought.
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