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RE: I've heard the Bugle 2 gets kinda noisy at the highest gain setting. /nt\

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In Reply to: RE: I've heard the Bugle 2 gets kinda noisy at the highest gain setting. /nt\ posted by volunteer on February 10, 2016 at 10:24:21

It outperforms its price, that's for sure. You'd have to spend a lot more to beat it. I think the noise floor would be quite tolerable. A better linear regulated 24V power supply would be a nice upgrade I bet. The supplied switcher is going to make noise. It's interesting how they have power supply parts on the board the get the plus/minus voltages needed. I think the old one used two 9V batteries for plus and minus 9V.

ET
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RE: I've heard the Bugle 2 gets kinda noisy at the highest gain setting. /nt\ - volunteer 11:29:34 02/10/16 (3)
I asked Jim if he could recommend an upgraded power supply and provide adjustable loading. He is answer was an emphatic no. :-)

-Wendell

Edits: 02/10/16
- Same here. I asked if there was a better PS available and he - Opus 33 1/3 04:36:56 02/12/16 (1)
  uncharacteristically gave a one-word answer . . . NO!
  
  Opus 33 1/3
  - RE: Same here. I asked if there was a better PS available and he - volunteer 08:07:31 02/12/16 (0)
    Based on the responses here I suppose I will pass on the 60db model and stay with what I have. It sounds way better than it should for what I have invested. I am going to think about an upgraded power supply.
    
    -Wendell
- RE: I've heard the Bugle 2 gets kinda noisy at the highest gain setting. /nt\ - Awe-d-o-file 13:04:05 02/10/16 (0)
  Well I can understand the adjustable loading. You have to install certain resistor values on the board depending on if you want 40, 50 or 60dB gain. Installing all three and a switch would require a lot of work.
  Switching to a linear supply especially as inexpensively as the one I linked is a good idea just from the aspect of eliminating a noisy switching power supply from the environment even if the linear supply does not benefit the phono pre circuit.
  ET
  
  Edits: 02/10/16

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