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More output from Analog set up, MC Transformer?

I am pretty happy with my set up of Origin Live Oasis S/Illustrious/ Koetsu Rosewood Signature into a Clearaudio Reference phono stage, Conrad johnson Premier 17, Pass labs Aleph 3, Living Voice Avatar speakers, cabling is Acoustic Zen. i am happy with it, but the Clearaudio is rated at 57db of gain and the CJ needs the wick cranked up to 50 to 60/100 for a good output.
The koetsu is rated at .6mv of gain, I am not convinced, I feel it is probably lower. The sound lacks a little oomph. The set up is detailed and polite and that's the way I like it, but the analog sound is a little too polite. I do'nt want to change the basic set up, it makes a great sound, but do you think an MC transformer would give the sound a bit more grunt, if so which? Presumably I only need 10 to 20db of extra gain. Am I completely on the wrong track, looking to a transformer to improve things? Thanks for any advise
david12
audio999
178 posts
 
"any SUT do a heavy degradation on the signal that comes from your cartridge. Period."

Raul,

Listening is the only count not spech !!

My Xono has a MM/MC and when i use Step Up to the MM,it's much better than directly to the MC. It's not just better,MUCH better !
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rauliruegas
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Dear Audio999: +++++ " Listening is the only count not spech. " +++++

I already try/test at least ten of the best SUT ever made, including Expressive technologies.
Any one of them can't give a better QUALITY sound reproduction. It is imposible to do that for a SUT. This is not spech.

What you have is an easy handle ( more gain ) of the signal by the preamp. So you have more quantity but no better QUALITY. Please don't mix up. Use common sense.

If you need to use a SUT, this fact does not " say " it's better. You are degrading the quality sound reproduction on your system.

Please don't insist about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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rauliruegas
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Dear David: I forgot: the Aleph 3 is a Mosfet input/output design, it is in the " soft " side sound reproduction, too.

I confirm my advise: try other cartridges, including the Clearaudio Discovery.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
audio999
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I'm not counting/hearing quantity with using SUT.
When i said "much better", i meant the quality !

"I already try/test at least ten of the best SUT ever made, including Expressive technologies."

It's funny that you had tried top TEN SUT ! If you didn't like the first three,you would had given up.

No need to push others with your believe !!

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rauliruegas
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Dear Audio999: +++++ " I'm not counting/hearing quantity with using SUT.
When i said "much better", i meant the quality . " +++++

You really don't know nothing about. You are " only hearing ", but you don't know really what are you hearing. It is unusefull to continue this dialogue, I repeat: you don't know nothing about and can't understand that subject. Sorry.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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