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Post Subject: "Active" LO MC StagesPosted by Paul S on: 1/11/2013
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Yes, it is anybody's guess how an active SS-only phono stage would sound with a low output MC, since this is usually a recipe for death (of Music). My own cartridge, for example, only puts out .125mV. I'm not so sure even the 2008 would work for my cartridge; in any case it is the ONLY one of its kind that I actually liked (a lot...).
Leaving aside the Luck Factor, I think the success of the Boulder was largely due to high-tech gain parts and knowing how to use them. With op amps (like the Boulder), part of the "secret" is tons of feedback. The way Orion "describes" their circuit, it sounds to me like, in addition to using the latest parts, it also employs a topological noise cancellation strategy. Anyway, I would like to play with it... in my own system.
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