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In Reply to: Questions About the K&K Phono Kit (Long) posted by Artar1 on November 18, 2004 at 18:25:18:
Now I can weigh in! The difference between the K&K kit and the Vinyl Reference is mainly in the power supply. The VR uses a larger power transformer and the high voltage for each stage is regulated with a hybrid shunt regulator. This makes the VR more immune to line-induced noise and makes the operating points of the amplifying stages stable against line voltage changes. The VR is implemented on one large PC board, while the kit uses 3 boards for more spatial flexibility.The development of the kit was a labor of love (and hate). I had designed and built 3 very different phono stages prior to this and really ultimately hated them all after getting over the initial change euphoria. This time I sought to not make the mistakes (sonic or practical) that I made before and ultimately still enjoy the results of my work 1 or 2 years later, after long term use conditioned the euphoria of new. I am happy to say that I was successful this time! There are undoubtedly better phono preamps out there, but I think that this one offers superb value to anyone with the desire to have something that they won't need or want to replace for awhile.
Thanks for all of your kind comments!
Kevin Carter
K&K Audio
www.kandkaudio.com
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