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| SUT shootout .....03-14-12: Br3098Secondly, I was surprised at how much I preferred Bob's Cinemag 3440AH (Blue) unit to my beloved Hashimoto-based SUT. It's not that the HM-3 unit sounded worse compared to Bob's SUT. The unit from Choir Audio has a very seduct... | |
| VPI SDS speed issue As pointed out by myself and Brf, the output of the SDS is independent of fluctuations in frequency of the mains line. The SDS output wave is produced by an adjustable oscillator driving an amplifier. I would not expect much oscillator frequency d... | |
| VPI SDS speed issue Input line voltage/frequency fluctuations to the SDS should not change the output frequency - that's the whole point of the unit, it synthesizes a stable output frequency independent of the line.When I was experimenting with using dental floss as ... | |
| My Cary PH 302 phono amp MM hum? 03-02-12: SharpeThanks for your reply. Sorry for my ignorance but what is an "external SUT"? Also not quite clear on a "star earth". I do notice a little more noise coming from the right speaker. And it seems less loud when I don't have the TT gro... | |
| My Cary PH 302 phono amp MM hum? I have a PH302 and use the MM input with an external SUT. It has always been very quiet and hum free. Maybe the transformer input of the MC input is providing a break in the ground loop - I'd still be suspecting a ground loop of some sort. Since I... | |
| Solid State Phono Pre-amp Recommendations 02-03-12: SirotsetaSutherlands are neutral and very good at their price points.Heard good things about the Parasound JC-3 but its engine is based on OpAmps (although carefully selected by John Curl) so I'm not sure about its long term value. So ar... | |
| Shielded phono cables I also suspect a wiring fault with the Silver breeze. I've owned this cable for almost 10yrs and used it with various equipment over that period - it's has always been dead quiet.Have you checked the cables connections with a multi-meter? If its g... | |
| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp 06-21-11: Theaudiotweak.....The MR is a much cleaner and more neutral cap in my particular device than was the S/O it replaced. The MR is much quieter yet insightful and more musical. The bass is smoother and more detailed and controlled. Vocal pl... | |
| Timeline Calculator Sounds like something Sutherland should have supplied with the Timeline from the start. | |
| Audio Technica AT-33PTG vs Denon 103R cartridge Doak, my intention would be to use the PTG with my Choir Audio H7 SUT on its high gain setting (1:28 ratio) - this works superbly with the Denon 103R in my system. I think the PTG-II would likely be the better match in terms of both output and imp... | |
| Audio Technica AT-33PTG vs Denon 103R cartridge Have any of you PTG users compared the series I to the II?Both appear to be still available online - with the series 1 cheaper.While compliance appears the same (and highish for an MC) - the PTG series II is lower output than the PTG series I - 0.... | |
| Do You Love Music or Do You Love Hi-Fi? I think I love hifi because it gets me closer to the music/musicians. That feeling, on some level, of realism - the presence of the musicians etc. I find this connection even more special when listening to musicians who are no longer with us.Of co... | |
| Cary PH302 MK II Tube Question Agree tube rolling makes a significant difference. Though I know the Sylvania tubes sound great, I don't know how much use the original Tungsol tubes that came with my s/h unit had on them. So perhaps not a fair comparison. I do wish the Tungsols ... | |
| Cary PH302 MK II Tube Question 'Head amp' in this case just means the amplification prior to the RIAA EQ ie the tubes closer to the back of the chassis. I suspect those tubes provide most of the phono gain - though I don't know for sure - so they may be the most critical. The o... | |
| Anti Skating adjustment I haven't tried all the 'guru' setup tips - and I definitely don't adjust VTA with the precision suggested in the article - but I found the antiskate adjustment method useful.I've found it important to adjust antiskate and azimuth in an iterative ... |