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| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? Jmcgrogan2,That has certainly not been my experience. My current phono preamp came with a factory preset gain of 29 dB for MM cartridges and it was not enough to drive my temporary Shure M97-xE that outputs 4 mV. It simply didn't have enough volum... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? Jmcgrogan2,I'm not sure, but as I mentioned in one of my posts above, my preamp has five gain settings so it certainly does have gain. I might be wrong, but I believe the KAB calculator only considers the gain of the phono stage. It's possible tha... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? Thank you Al. I've always been interested in the interplay, for lack of a better word, between volume and gain. I understand they are obviously not the same thing, but certainly more gain at a given volume = louder sound. So with variable gain set... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? Al, Thank you for linking to this article. I believe I actually have seen it before as it looks familiar. Interestingly, the author posits that a loading value of 100 ohms might indeed be suitable for MC cartridges in general. If so, are audiophil... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? LewmDear Actusreus, If what you say is true about the JC3 load resistor for MC, I share your chagrin, but one might always open the chassis, find said 100R load resistor, remove it, and replace it with a resistor of the desired value. I do agree t... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? I'm also looking at the Chinook as a potential upgrade to my current phono stage. It's got everything I'm looking for, except one thing: a relatively low gain of 60 dB for MC. This would suggest that it's not adequate for MC cartridges with an out... | |
| are some phono stages more resistant to hum? Noisy tube in the AR unit? | |
| VPI Classic vs. Well Tempered Amadeus I had a chance to listen to the Amadeus at In Living Stereo when I was visiting NYC recently. I don't remember the amplification or the cartridge, but they certainly don't set up their demo systems with cheap gear given the two small rooms they ha... | |
| Digital microscope recommendations Nice. Thank you for the info. | |
| hotel california... Mofimadness,If you had one more copy I'd think you like this record...:) | |
| Digital microscope recommendations Jtwrace,How much did you pay for it? For some reason, seller sites do not list the price for this particular model. Thanks. | |
| How many got back into vinyl post divorce? A bigger question to ask is why would you relinquish vinyl while married to begin with? When I met my girlfriend, now fiancee, I was a nascent audiophile and only developed my obsession with vinyl as our relationship progressed. I made sure she un... | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? Lewm,No need to apologize. I'll come clean myself and confess that a few months ago I finally OD'ed on jazz and just...lost interest. I didn't know what the hell happened; I just didn't feel like listening to any of my jazz records. If it can happ... | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? You can get sick of any music, no matter how great, if you overplay it. It's not like they play the record on the radio all the time. The OP asked for suggestions and it appears he's not overly familiar with Bill Evans Trio, in which case "Waltz f... | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? Anything by Bill Evans Trio, especially with the incredible Scott Lafaro. "Waltz for Debby" is an absolute must. |