Revox G36

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Offline Maynard

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on: September 07, 2014, 07:44:08 PM
Hey has anyone used the valve preamp on a revox g36 as a phono pre?



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Reply #1 on: September 08, 2014, 04:06:47 AM
You would of course have to modify it to the RIAA curve, and I'm not sure what the output level of the playback head is so I don't know what kind of sensitivity the playback preamp has or the cartridge output levels it could handle.

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Reply #2 on: September 11, 2014, 10:07:03 AM
Considering the time and effort it would take just to figure out if it would be practical,
I suggest you sell the G36 and buy a tubed kit that was designed as a phono stage from the git go.
Or it might be worth a try doing some kind of trade with a tape lovin' tube kit company owner?

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Reply #3 on: September 11, 2014, 10:23:04 AM
Depending upon the condition and the valuation I might be talked into considering it. I do agree it would be better to get a purpose made phono preamp than to chop up a functional G36.

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Reply #4 on: September 12, 2014, 08:09:50 PM
Definitely keep the G36 intact and build a specific Phono pre. The G36 is worth way more "unmolested".
I love the sound off my G36 and D36, although I'm toying with modding the G36 to 7 1/2  / 15 IPS  CCIR.
This means a new capstan  and some eq component changes, but quite doable. A thing to watch for on the tube Revox machines is they use different capstans for 50hz vs 60hz .I have 50 Hz ones but the 60Hz ones are in the " unobtanium" class unless you're lucky. I've looked in the past and have never found one.

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