Yes.
That's why it's so fun.
Yes, it's the challenge to make it sound pretty good as opposed to "that sounds like cat litter boxes smell".
Yes.
That's why it's so fun.
Yes, it's the challenge to make it sound pretty good as opposed to "that sounds like cat litter boxes smell".
I'm 6' / 102 kg / 224 lbs. I do okay with bricks.
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American Open 2020 coming up on Sep 20, still working on my qualifying total.
It just goes to show...everybody has different taste. I also tend to bash thick watches on stuff.
I am out of shape but 6' 4" and 200 lbs. My wrists are smallish though. So a heavy watch slides all over
the place and it drives me nuts! Once I got a titanium watch I was ruined!
Eco drive is even more ruinous in terms of power reserve too...8 months.
So...I like uncool watches best now!
Guys that can wear the bricks are lucky. They look cool as heck, but I can't.
My wrists are smallish though.
My ENICAR (RACINE in the west) Swiss Watch
The ENICAR Sherpa 24 hour watch is one my favorite vintage watches.
If I ever find one in good condition, I'll snag it.
Could be unit-to-unit variation. Resistors and capacitors used in the circuit do not exactly match the design values, as these parts have a tolerance range- so no two preamps coming off the production line will be exactly the same. I think, also, that ICs and other solid state devices also vary in terms of gain, bandwidth etc from part to part."The Cambridge Audio Solo is an attractive, well-designed phono stage. Alas, it is not a defeatured Duo. "
I am in the market for an inexpensive phono preamp, so I have read a number of these reviews, which all seem quite authoritative. Unfortunately, I'm not an audio engineer, so most of the details escape me. However, I couldn't see why Cambridge Audio would develop a different (inferior) MM circuit for the Solo, since the Duo is so similar. I contacted them and was assured that the MM circuit is indeed identical in both units.
"The MM preamp in both units is identical - the only difference between the two units is an additional moving coil preamp in the Duo." --Chris from Cambridge Audio
So, what accounts for the frequency response deviation, making it not a defeatured Duo?
Why then a different spec for RIAA deviation?"The Cambridge Audio Solo is an attractive, well-designed phono stage. Alas, it is not a defeatured Duo. "
I am in the market for an inexpensive phono preamp, so I have read a number of these reviews, which all seem quite authoritative. Unfortunately, I'm not an audio engineer, so most of the details escape me. However, I couldn't see why Cambridge Audio would develop a different (inferior) MM circuit for the Solo, since the Duo is so similar. I contacted them and was assured that the MM circuit is indeed identical in both units.
"The MM preamp in both units is identical - the only difference between the two units is an additional moving coil preamp in the Duo." --Chris from Cambridge Audio
So, what accounts for the frequency response deviation, making it not a defeatured Duo?
I have both preamps, here a recording I've done with both of them. If there is a difference, it's barely noticeableIs the Cambridge Duo (or Solo) worth buying of the Art DJ Pre II? I am using a OMe5 MM stylus.
While one of my APT/Holman Preamps (after being resto-modded by Peter Williams of QuirkAudio) was with Amirm being tested, I was using the ART USB PHONO PLUS for my DUAL 1229 TT, running it into an AUX input on the first APT/Holman Preamp that I had done by Peter (I have my TECHNICS SL-M3 TT running into the phono section of that APT/Holman Preamp).I have both preamps, here a recording I've done with both of them. If there is a difference, it's barely noticeable
No audible difference with my aging ears when played from my tablet using Bluetooth connection to AKG K371bt (no EQ yet). There could be slightly more slam with preamp B.I have both preamps, here a recording I've done with both of them. If there is a difference, it's barely noticeable
Personally I would step up to the DUO. I am pretty sure that you will be able to tell the difference. On the other hand, some of us have lost enough hearing (in my case, if there is some background noise [like my wife in the house]), due to things like small arms to towed behind Howitzers, race cars, rock concerts, etc, that I may not be able to tell the difference.Thinking of "stretching my dollars" on the Duo (but spending them!) to replace the bad-testing Hagerman box reviewed here or possibly this Solo unit, but need to ask the obvious: am I just spending money cos I have upgradeitis, or is there likely to be an audible difference between either Cambridge unit and the Hagerman (which was audibly MUCH better than the internal phono stage on my 40 yr old Quad preamp tho)?
Also, I was going to ask my question in the Cambridge Duo review thread, but neither it nor the Hager man review will load for me for 2 days now...hmmm
Ifi Zen at $199 is a bargain. Get it from Crutchfield and you have 60 days.....Thinking of "stretching my dollars" on the Duo (but spending them!) to replace the bad-testing Hagerman box reviewed here or possibly this Solo unit, but need to ask the obvious: am I just spending money cos I have upgradeitis, or is there likely to be an audible difference between either Cambridge unit and the Hagerman (which was audibly MUCH better than the internal phono stage on my 40 yr old Quad preamp tho)?
Also, I was going to ask my question in the Cambridge Duo review thread, but neither it nor the Hager man review will load for me for 2 days now...hmmm