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In Reply to: RE: Opinions wanted posted by John Elison on May 24, 2015 at 18:25:00
But I was more interested in a comparison to more modern phono stages and step ups. IMHO I don't believe any modern step ups can compare, but I am wondering about the modern electronic phono stages
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I recently heard a pretty amazing step-up made by Dave Slagle, with silver wire windings. Don't be too sure that there are not some great new products out there in SUT-world. Plus, do you really need a 1:25 step-up ratio?
By the way, the review in S'phile mentions that ET interconnects were a sine qua non with the ET SUT, because of hum issues and also because of their apparent sonic excellence. Can you get the ICs with the SUT?
The ET spec'ed their IC's as the ST was prone to picking up noise. The trend, even today is towards non shielded cables and their's were very well shielded. There are a number of great offerings today which also offer good shielding, so I am not particularly worried.
In a way, I find the ET interesting because it is more than just a SUT. IIRC, the individual transformers sat in a shielded copper box and the heavy steel chassis was similarly shielded with a heavy copper plate on the inside...
Stereophile's measurements didn't look that impressive to me. What other SUTs have you compared it to?
I found the manufacturers claimed response quite interesting. I can see a transformer being -3dB @ 0.1hz or 250khz but not both.
dave
At the time Denon, Quicksilver, Verion,Jensen, IIRC,plus a Mitchell Cotter....
The one I use is the Bob's Devices CM-1131 SUT. Its design was a collaboration between Bob and Dave Geren of CineMag. I was absolutely astounded when I compared it with the highly acclaimed CineMag 3440A because the difference was like night-and-day. I couldn't stand to listen to the 3440A again after hearing the 1131 in my system. The CM-3440A sounded blurry compared to the CM-1131, which sounded just as clear and transparent as the MC section of my $4200 Pass Labs XOno phono stage, and that's saying something.
In addition to the CM-1131, it's my understanding that Bob's Sky 30 is designed in a similar manner but with different turns-ratios. I don't know whether either of these would compare to your Expressive Technologies SUT, but the CM-1131 sure sounds good in my system.
Best regards,
John Elison
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