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In Reply to: RE: HH Scott 121c follow up.. posted by mr9iron on January 09, 2015 at 20:58:21
You need to go over and let Ira have a listen to those.
"If it measures good and sounds bad, it is bad; if it measures bad and sounds good, you have measured the wrong thing."
- Daniel R. von Recklinghausen
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Do the mono units sound much different from the stereo unit that you rebuilt?
I think you are replying to me and not Mikey? he assisted me but has not restored or heard the units you are asking about...
in short.. "big" difference, not small, incredible separation and more holographic than the stereo versions. You have a separate power supply for each channel, so good advantage there..but really you expect them to be very different, the circuit designs are not very similar at all, in fact they do not resemble one another much if you compare the schematics.
I initially thought what you were thinking, and I would still think that, if I saw the same "parts" replacement, but there is not anything similar after the rectifier bridge.
Which is better, well obviously you know my answer,, took only two nights of listening to these and I knew I had to have a pair..was not planning on a switch, but gotta have.. they are way better performers. Better dynamics across the board clearer definition 150hz -20hz. Increased transient sound. I am hearing instruments just resonating back and forth all over the room, with more in depth accuracy and definition... it's a crazy good set up not just for 78's they are good all over.
As soon as I get a pair I am selling my other pre-amps..
J
J.,
Thanks for that review of the 121Cs'.Is there any practical way of having a common volume control,or is volume adjustment and balance a non issue?
Dave
it is a non issue really I thought it would be a problem but it's nothing really, however, if you want one volume control I don't see why you could not use a passive pre-amp like a gold point to combine them, but it's not worth the trouble..
J
David
I'm doing a couple pair of Fisher 80C mono preamps. The advantages to them are very obvious.One is there absolutely no crosstalk from channel to channel..The other is the fact that they have independent power supplies and they are easy to balance.You can combine them with a single volume pot but it's silly to do so.
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H. L. Mencken
Edits: 01/14/16
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