Michael Fidler Spartan 20 Phono Stage Review

[Michael Fidler]

well, i thought about a cheaper balanced MM preamp ... like in the 500 USD price tag ... maybe without the crossfeed, etc.

Maybe I can economise a bit when it moves to SMD

 

[mike70]

Maybe I can economise a bit when it moves to SMD

that's great, you have a very good basic MM platform, maybe it's "underutilized" without a middle tier product, i mean, the step to the PRO is high.

My opinion with my higher respect, obviously.

 

[abrcdbra]

Maybe I can economise a bit when it moves to SMD

Maybe I can economise a bit when it moves to SMD

Yeah, right.) Go over there! It's a shame to use OPAMP, which is forty years old and costs 30 cents in Chinese retail)
It's not suitable for MM at all, I hope you understand that)

And finally replace polypropylene with polystyrene)

 

[undeakyetonde]

Yeah, right.) Go over there! It's a shame to use OPAMP, which is forty years old and costs 30 cents in Chinese retail)
It's not suitable for MM at all, I hope you understand that)

If you think this is not suitable, maybe you would share your understanding why, and what you think is suitable

Otherwise this is just hostile noise with no content

 

[Vladimir Filevski]

It's not suitable for MM at all, I hope you understand that

Could you illuminate us what is more suitable (make and model of MM+MC preamp) and how much does it cost?

 

[sq225917]

Err, it does use styrene caps for the riaa,that's what the black lcr box caps are.

 

[Michael Fidler]

Yeah, right.) Go over there! It's a shame to use OPAMP, which is forty years old and costs 30 cents in Chinese retail)
It's not suitable for MM at all, I hope you understand that)

And finally replace polypropylene with polystyrene)

Suitability is as suitability does - thanks for bumping the thread for me!

 

[Michael Fidler]

Err, it does use styrene caps for the riaa,that's what the black lcr box caps are.

These are actually being phased out of the designs now, as C0G are proving to have better temperature stability and less liable to drift during soldering