Cartridge and phono stage chit-chat

[tvheadhunter]

You have to "gross up". That .34 is at 3.54 cm/sec rather than at the standard 5 cm.

I'm sure I wouldn't be adding a Hiline. Not unless I had a bang on the head, at the very least.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with my partnering kit, numerous fish of this parish have visited me recently, and the setup sounds sublime, as I'm sure they would verify, if called upon to do so. The Benz LP puts out 0.34mV.

 

[Blzebub]

You have to "gross up". That .34 is at 3.54 cm/sec rather than at the standard 5 cm.

Please explain.

Any way, any more offers for a sub-£3000 phono, suitable for a Benz LP?

 

[Paul R]

M2Tech Joplin. But you'd need a DAC to go along with it.

Paul

 

[Blzebub]

Interesting. Does it sound good? Is adjustable for different cartridges, or an archiving tool?

 

[tvheadhunter]

Most outputs are quoted at 5cm/sec, and Naim quotes the limits for the Superline based on 5cm/sec. But Benz and some other manufactures quote out at 3.54 cm/sec, which is that .34 number (mine is .36) so you have to convert it to 5 cm/sec by multiplying the output by 1.46 to get the output at 5 cm/sec.

 

[Joe P]

Bub,

Interested, but max load seems to be 400 Ohm. Recommended load for Benz LP is 500 to 47 k Ohm. Will this matter?

Sorry, I just saw this. I'm not certain, but I think the load matching is more critical at the low end than the high.

Have you found an Ios to try at home?

Joe

 

[Blzebub]

No, I can't seem to find one anywhere.

 

[Blzebub]

Actually, I omitted to mention one on eBay. However, it's in Denmark, the reserve is too high, and I don't think it's going to be suitable for the Benz.

 

[Gary.M]

No UK distributor.

Hi, Gary from Pureaudio here, just looking in... you could make enquiries of Walrus HiFi in London. We're working on stocking them.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Please explain.

Any way, any more offers for a sub-£3000 phono, suitable for a Benz LP?

May I humbly suggest that you could save many thousands by giving mine a go.... yes it's that good!

 

[doctorf]

May I humbly suggest that you could save many thousands by giving mine a go.... yes it's that good!

That's ridiculous Jez,

How could you suggest that a £250 box could match anything in the £3000 region? I A/B'd your unit the other day against a rather expensive Whest and I thought it wiped the floor with the Whest. Must be my ears.

Simon

 

[Blzebub]

That's ridiculous Jez,

How could you suggest that a £250 box could match anything in the £3000 region? I A/B'd your unit the other day against a rather expensive Whest and I thought it wiped the floor with the Whest. Must be my ears.

Simon

Which Whest?

 

[artist]

I would be interested to find out which Whest
I am sure James Whest would be interested to find out

 

[doctorf]

It was a Whest 2. I don't know anyone with a 30.

Simon

 

[Blzebub]

It was a Whest 2. I don't know anyone with a 30.

Simon

That's a relief, as I have an incoming 30 RDT. No doubt this will bring howls of derision from the peanut gallery.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

That's ridiculous Jez,

How could you suggest that a £250 box could match anything in the £3000 region? I A/B'd your unit the other day against a rather expensive Whest and I thought it wiped the floor with the Whest. Must be my ears.

Simon

That's good to hear!

There is a "stage two" version available shortly for £300 and hopefully there will be a £2000 or so all Arkless Electronics phono stage with rather interesting styling available at a later date....

 

[artist]

So everyone now knows that you are getting a Whest

 

[Blzebub]

O noes!

Should arrive tomorrow.

 

[artist]

Fun days ahead