Stereomour II with Moreplay or by itself

[denti alligator]

Bumping an old thread because I'm interested in possibly doing this. What would be the disadvantages?

I get next to zero hum without the DC filament; should I be ok keeping it that way if I add the Moreplay?  Will there still be a stepped attenuator upgrade for the Moreplay?

[Paul Birkeland]

We will be releasing a stepped attenuator upgrade for the Moreplay that comes with some extra goodies, much like the first upgrade in the BeePre.  Time to work on that has been in very, very short supply this year!

Other than having an extra chassis taking up space in the setup and a little extra power consumption, I don't see any issues with this plan. 

[denti alligator]

Cool, thanks. I’d like to use the second output for my Crack. I imagine I’ll want to wire this different, since the gain will be too much for the headphone amp?

[Paul Birkeland]

You could wire the output going to the Crack to the selector switch as a tape output, so the selector switch can be used to direct your sources to the Crack, but the Moreplay can be left turned off and not contribute more gain to an otherwise adequately sensitive HP amp.

[denti alligator]

Perfect. Thanks! This is what I’ll do. I’ve recently had the chance to listen at higher volumes, which I love, and I noticed that with some records I can easily turn the Stereomour all the way up and still want more. Adding the MorePlay would take care of that nicely. I imagine with it turned all the up I would leave the ohms wiring as I have it?

[Paul Birkeland]

Yes, I wouldn't change the impedance configuration.

[denti alligator]

Quick follow-up, since I‘ve now ordered the Moreplay: should I do this wiring during assembly or wait till it‘s done? Should be pretty simple mod, right?