RE: Henry did you buy your Piccolo from Jim Hagerman?

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on April 23, 2012 at 10:09:12

In Reply to: Henry did you buy your Piccolo from Jim Hagerman? posted by tubesforever on April 23, 2012 at 08:09:58:

"First, if the dynamics are better with the Cinemag then there is something wrong with the build. The dynamics should be the same if both the gain settings and cartridge loading are the same. The Cinemag does not have a higher gain setting than the Piccolo. "

Dynamics can differ independent of gain or loading. I have not tried the Piccolo but in every setup that I have tried for MC cartridges, I find the CineMag SUT to sound more dynamic and transparent.

I owned the well reviewed Graham Slee Elevator EXP head amp which is arguably higher-end than the Piccolo. In every setup where I tested the head amp vs SUT, the SUT came out on top. This includes phono preamps that accommodate MC cartridges. Switching to MM mode and running the SUT always sounded better to me vs the active gain inherent in the MC phono preamp.

How much is a fully assembled and tested Piccolo? I might give it a try.

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Topic - Bob's Devices SUT's - Leibovichl 18:38:06 04/22/12 (22)

RE: Bob's Devices SUT's - dzdnconfused 15:10:32 04/23/12 (1)

The 3440A will work. - amandarae 17:31:16 04/23/12 (0)

direct from Cinemag - gkargreen 07:52:35 04/23/12 (0)

I like both, A LOT....... (pics) - AbeCollins 22:28:24 04/22/12 (6)

Abe - It is in the current edition of Stereophile - Seadog 06:16:53 04/23/12 (3)

I found it last night after I posted to the Asylum and.... - AbeCollins 07:20:14 04/23/12 (2)

List of Bob's Devices Reviews (That I know of) - Seadog 15:14:35 04/24/12 (1)

RE: List of Bob's Devices Reviews (That I know of) UPDATE - Seadog 01:39:15 04/25/12 (0)

RE: THe "Eye of Polyphemus" doesn't appear lit up - amioutaline? 04:55:13 04/23/12 (1)

RE: THe "Eye of Polyphemus" doesn't appear lit up - AbeCollins 07:14:41 04/23/12 (0)

It's a great SUT but consider a Piccolo as well. - tubesforever 21:36:40 04/22/12 (4)

Tried the Piccolo against my Cinemags with both a DL-103 - Opus 104 04:36:10 04/23/12 (3)

Henry did you buy your Piccolo from Jim Hagerman? - tubesforever 08:09:58 04/23/12 (2)

Yep. Built by Hagerman. - Opus 104 17:44:48 04/23/12 (0)

RE: Henry did you buy your Piccolo from Jim Hagerman? - AbeCollins 10:09:12 04/23/12 (0)

RE: Bob's Devices SUT's - dzdnconfused 21:31:28 04/22/12 (6)

Excellent question! - amandarae 15:19:22 04/23/12 (5)

RE: Excellent question! - krenzler 13:33:38 04/24/12 (2)

RE: Excellent question! - amandarae 18:23:25 04/24/12 (1)

Thanks. (nt) - krenzler 21:13:09 04/24/12 (0)

RE: Excellent question! - AbeCollins 18:19:32 04/23/12 (1)

RE: Excellent question! - amandarae 22:11:03 04/23/12 (0)

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