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Bookmark or Share- How can I calculate my phono chain's capacitance?How can you calculate the capacitance load on your cart? Well, you need to add together the capacitance of the tonearm cable, then the capacitance of the cable between the turntable and the first active device -- the phono preamp -- plus the capacitance of the connectors, plus the load capacitance of the phono stage.
- AuroraSound VIDA Prima vs Pathos In The GrooveThe VIDA Prima comes in at $1290. The Pathos is $1999. Both distributors are willing to give a 10% discount and free shipping. Under the hood photos of the AuroraSound reveal a far more simple design than the Pathos, which has tons more parts and a separate linear power supply.
- Looking for a phono preamp with two inputs - Steve Hoffman Music ForumsBorne, Overijssel, Netherlands. I'm currently using two turntables hooked up to two different phono preamps; one good phono preamp and one entry level. The main deck has a AT-ART9XI (LOMC). The secondary TT runs various cartridges, mostly high output MM (~8mV) and rarely LOMC. Both go to the same preamp (SPL Phonitor 2).
- Rethinking Phono Preamp Gain Settings - Steve Hoffman Music ForumsNdb= 20* log (2400) Ndb= 20* 3.3802 (use the log function of a windows scientific calculator) Ndb= 67 db. Now that seems more reasonable (IMHO) 67db for a .5mv cartridge. Since the 66db gain setting on my preamp sounds so much more alive than the KAB recommended 56db, I will use the above formula as a reference for future cartridge output ...
- Are subsonic filters important? | Steve Hoffman Music ForumsYes, they are necessary, a necessity even. This is because some albums have rumble noise actually cut into the grooves of the vinyl. Woofer pumping is not a phenomenon exclusive to acoustic feedback and warps. From KAB: One of the biggest let downs with phono playback is subsonic rumble.
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