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In the Thread: About EAR 834P Modifications
Post Subject: Let it run run as it for a few month...Posted by Romy the Cat on: 12/13/2008
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I do not have good-sounding high output cartridges; my most high-voltage cartridge is SPU MONO that is 3mV I believe. I have 5mV Grado $300 Platinum Ref that is high-voltage cartridge but is sounds not seriously. My desire to bring my 3mV SPU via my step up us because I very much like how the sound sounds after it goes through the ET magnetics. Also the SPU driven directly to phonostage would require a different loading… There is nothing in EAR 834P that “demands a transformer coupling”. I personally like when a phonostage outputs a LOT of voltage, but this is another story. Anyhow, I have a limited experience of using the EAR 834P with a transformer – I never had ways to do it and all my better needles are MC cartridges.
If I were you and would consider do anything with EAR 834P then I would let it to play as it is, trying to learn if I like it. The mods will improve it but the general character you shell be able to recognize “as is”. Put better tubes in there and let it to play for while. Might I ask what phonostage you use now?
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