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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: About EAR 834P Modifications
Post Subject: History of phono stagePosted by drdna on: 12/14/2008
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 Paul S wrote:
Adrian, I wonder how you wound up with the never-mentioned FET 10? I prefer it to the EAR 834 I heard. Is this another case where it's full of old caps? I would not be at all surprised if futzing with those caps might yield as many benefits as playing with tubes, etc.
Ha ha. I have had the FET-10 for more than 20 years. I got this and SA-3 amplifiers from Nelson Pass when he still owned Threshold. Everything with various modifications with capacitor changes, wiring changes, etc., but the greatest benefit was coupling to a passive line stage, making the FET-10 phono stage especially magical sounding. Every other phono stage I have purchased or borrowed has inevitably left and the FET-10 has remained, however, I have never heard the EAR 834p. We will see.

 Paul S wrote:
Meanwhile, the more "clear" my own phono stage has become, the more obvious the differences between tubes has become
Why would the circuit be becoming more sensitive to tube choice? I wonder if it is something about the toplogy?

Also Paul, you have clearly heard EAR 834p and the FET-10 in your system apparently. I believe you now have the K&K. I would be instructive to hear your thought on these different units, primarily to have more insight into how you listen. I will at some point make my own comments on the comparison of EAR 834p and FET-10 and we can then see if we listen in a similar way or not. I believe you know my suspicion, based on my theory of human listening.

Adrian

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