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Tron Seven Phono

Hi there!

I have a standart Tron Seven Phono from 2006.

I´m am quit happy with it, i think........ I havent tryed others on my current setup, so i dont know "better".
I have read that many others is quit happy with the Tron Phono, so why shuldnt i be?

But i have the past mounth been thinking about what it can and can not. It sounds great with my Lyra Delos, but the Tron is a pluk and play phono. There is NO settings........ So how can i be serten that i get the full out of my cart?

Can any explain me how the Tron Seven Phono works and why it has`nt any setings. Other Phonos are packd with different settings so you can set the recomanded load or any other settings.

That why i`m beginning to questions the Tron Seven Phono..... But do i have any reasent to question it???
pierre1976
pierre1976 OP
33 posts
 
Hi

I have just sold my Tron Seven phono and my LS26 preamp.
Instead i have got a Hovland HP200p.

So i dont "worry" about the settings on the Tron any more ;-)
ttbolad
42 posts
 
I disagree with this statement. The Delos can sound quite disagreeable without proper loading, at least in my system using SUTs. If you pay attention to transients and timbre you get important differences depending on loading. If you aren't tuned in to acoustic instruments (e.g. good classical recordings) you may not notice this as much.

I disagree with myself, to some extent. It seems that the reason for the large differences that I was hearing was that I was overloading the MM input. So by loading down the Delos I was actually reducing the output and therefore curing the overloading. Had I been using a 8x or a 10x transformer, I don't think that the sonic differences with cartridge loading (above 50 ohms) would be nearly as significant.
larryi
3,789 posts
 
Pierre,

A friend of mine had a HP200 preamplifier. That is a very good unit. My only "issue" with it was the course steps for the attenuator (the ideal volume always seemed to be between two steps).

Once you are familiar with the sound of the Hovland, I would suggest looking into trying different 12AX7s in the phonostage. The "right" choice would be a matter of taste and system matching. The one that came with the unit might be ideal for you, but, you may find something else works a lot better. My friend ended up swapping the one that came with the Hovland for Amperex Bugle Boy 12AX7s--a lot more expensive, but worth it in a good sounding unit like the Hovland.
pierre1976 OP
33 posts
 
Larryi,

I can`t relate to the volume "problem". It has proberly something with the gain between the HP200 and the amp.... I dont know ;-)

Right now there is Mullard Longplates NOS in it. I`m thinking about trying Psvane, do you know them?
larryi
3,789 posts
 
Mullard longplates are good tubes too. We tried those in my friend's HP200. They sounded much better than what came with the HP200, though the three of us who were doing the comparison favored the Bugle Boys. The Mullards have a slightly phasey sound in the HP200 (and also in the Tron 7). The Telefunkens we tried were a bit too lean sounding.

I have not heard the Psvane tubes myself. They have a good reputation, so they are certainly worth trying. We really need current production tubes to shine, otherwise, the supply situation will just grow progressively worse.
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