Hi folks. Long time; no post. Good to be back.
I went off the reservation
and think I goofed.
I had a Seduction w/C4S and homebrew Cinemag 3440A SUT; I was using them with a Denon 103-R, and really liked the sound. But, you know how it goes, I sold them and bought a shiny new Musical Surroundings Nova II phono amp. Solid state, highly configurable, battery powered. Then I saw a NIB Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood (v.1) MM cart, and thought 'Hey, I'll bet this would sound great with the Nova II !'
So I bought the cartridge at a good price and fitted it to the 'table. It puts out about 3.6 mv. (The specs call for 100 pf loading, but the Nova only has selections for 200 or 300 pf. I have 200 dialed-in) Now, with 40 - 46 db gain from the phono stage there's significant hum with the Stereomour volume pot at 12 o'clock. What to do (besides selling the Nova and buying an Eros kit)?
"Too soon old;
Too late schmart"
The late Mr. Fox, Fox's Deli, Rochester, NY
Mike P.