I'd love to hear from others who've compared this magic combo against more expensive gear

Posted by M3Man (A) on May 6, 2007 at 02:14:48

In Reply to: Re: dynavector p75 + dynavector 20 xl = pleasure posted by Chr3is on May 5, 2007 at 20:41:26:

I've been through dozens of cartridges and a half dozen phono amps over the last 30 years, and nothing I can afford comes close to this pairing. I went to
it from the Black Cube, which sounded much better than the phono section in my Musical Fidelity . I've spent a lot of time with the wood bodied Grados, the Virtuoso Wood, and the Audiotechnica, all
class B rated. With the Black Cube, the DV 20XL was better than the others in some ways, lacking in others. But once I aquired the P-75, the sound lept into an entirely different
catagory. I haven't tried any other cartridges with the P-75. I'm just totally jazzed by the sound.

For those who don't know, the P-75 uses a special circut called a Phono Enhancer, designed by the founder of Dynavector. DV put the circut in a box for like $2500, and it still had to be plugged into a phono section. Then their New Zealand distributer figured out how to build an entire phono preamp, using the same design, for $700. I don't know what this means, but I read the circut doesnt amplify voltage like normal head amps. Instead it amplifies current, which for some reason, makes certain moving coils extremely happy. Others not so much. But the guys in New Zealand used the 20XL while designing it, and struck gold.

It also uses something called a switching power supply, that runs at a high frequency, and doesn't care if its powered by a wal wart. I don't undrstand the electronics behind it, but where I used to have to futz with the ground wire to drain off extraneous noise, now all that RF is gone. Bought used, this is as good a $450 I have ever spent in audio. And to think, that's about what I paid for the interconnect from it to the pre-amp...

Get the whole story here. This review describes the circut but without the 20XL
http://www.dynavector.com/pdf/dy_p75.pdf

DV product description is here. http://www.dynavector.com/products/amp/e_p75.html

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Topic - dynavector p75 + dynavector 20 xl = pleasure - sberger 19:38:00 05/05/07 (14)

How does this combo compare with your previous - tpao 19:43:30 05/06/07 (1)

Re: How does this combo compare with your previous - sberger 21:19:49 05/06/07 (0)

Re: dynavector p75 + dynavector 20 xl = pleasure - theophile 16:53:37 05/06/07 (1)

Re: dynavector p75 + dynavector 20 xl = pleasure - sberger 18:15:41 05/06/07 (0)

How does the P75 work with the 10X5 ? - Atver 13:00:41 05/06/07 (1)

Re: How does the P75 work with the 10X5 ? - sberger 13:59:58 05/06/07 (0)

Thank you very much! - Don T 21:25:28 05/05/07 (2)

Re: Thank you very much! - Paul G. 20:46:02 05/07/07 (0)

you're welcome - sberger 09:10:26 05/06/07 (0)

Re: dynavector p75 + dynavector 20 xl = pleasure - HenryH 19:44:59 05/05/07 (4)

and the P-75 is a better phono pre than the Jti - Shane from AUS 23:37:35 05/05/07 (1)

Re: and the P-75 is a better phono pre than the Jti - sberger 09:21:07 05/06/07 (0)

Re: dynavector p75 + dynavector 20 xl = pleasure - Chr3is 20:41:26 05/05/07 (1)

I'd love to hear from others who've compared this magic combo against more expensive gear - M3Man 02:14:48 05/06/07 (0)

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