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Offline Chris65

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on: June 30, 2014, 12:11:44 PM
Hi, Just wondered if any plans/thoughts to offer a Moving Coil cartridge option to the Reduction, whether on-board or external?


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Reply #1 on: June 30, 2014, 12:18:33 PM
All you need to do is pick up some Cinemag, Lundahl, Sowter, etc., step up transformers. Put them in a well shielded box with RCA ins and outs and use that between your cartridge and the reduction.

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Reply #2 on: June 30, 2014, 12:47:50 PM
Thanks Doc, I have vintage Harmon Kardon XT-3 transformers. But just wondered if you guys had any of your special tricks up your sleeve.


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Reply #3 on: June 30, 2014, 12:53:58 PM
We spent quite a bit of time and money working on an all tube MC step up. It sounded incredibly good, but we just couldn't get the self noise of the tubes out of the background.

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Reply #4 on: June 30, 2014, 01:22:28 PM
Interesting, shame it didn't work out.


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