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From: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Head amps
Message-ID: <1115@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 01:03:48 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 15 01:03:48 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Mar-85 05:17:37 EST
References: <207@moncol.UUCP>
Reply-To: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Organization: U of Waterloo
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Summary: 

In article <207@moncol.UUCP> ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) writes:
>I am aware that there are step-up transformers and low
>cost head amps available, but my dealer claims that in order to
>realize a benefit from a cartridge of this caliber, nothing less than
>a Klyne head amp ($695 or thereabouts) will do.  Is this true?  Does
>one really need to spend this kind of money to get the performance
>that a good MC cartridge is capable of?
>
>                                     Ben Broder

it depends on whether another head amp can provide an good match 'as is'
to your contemplated cartridge.  the PS Audio head amp is quite good,
provided your cartridge requires a medium low impedance.  it performs
better if you replace the dinky power supply that comes with it to a
more tightly regulated and higher current power supply.  transformers
are not that bad and medium priced ones in the $200-$300 range aren't
too bad.  i was lucky that when i rebuilt my amp, i modified the
head amp specifically for my dynavector dv23r.  the match is almost
perfect.

Herb Chong...

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