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RE: Step Up Transformer - Help requested

Posted by John Elison (A) on October 22, 2014 at 11:05:38

In Reply to: Step Up Transformer - Help requested posted by Heifetz on October 22, 2014 at 10:14:09:

> I prefer the sound on the low gain setting on my 3440 and assume that I will also prefer the lower gain setting on the Sky30 apart from volume loss.

That may or may not be true. The sound quality difference between the Sky 30 and the 3440 is significant. I have owned the 3440 and I now own the CM-1131, which is built like the Sky 30 but with turns-ratios of 1:20 and 1:40, and the difference in sound quality is like night and day. I could never go back to a 3440 and be happy. You would need to try the Sky 30 in your system to know whether its sound quality would be worse or better on the higher turns ratio.

I know it is nice to have the relative volume of your phono cartridge matched to your other sources, but it is not a necessary requirement. As long as you can turn up the volume control high enough to achieve your desired listening level, you are in good shape. Therefore, it is always better to use the transformer setting that give the best sound quality. On the other hand, the difference between the newer CineMag transformers compared to the older 3440A is very significant and well worth the price difference in my opinion. Having had both the 3440A and the newer 1131 in my system for direct comparison, I could never go back to the 3440A.

Good luck,
John Elison

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