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Model: Black Head II Category: Phono Preamp Suggested Retail Price: $300.00 Description: Moving coil step-up transformer Manufacturer URL: Not Available Manufacturer URL: Not Available
Review by lithos ( A ) on April 15, 2006 at 13:42:51
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I am posting this review after 2 months of frustation trying to have somebody taking a look at this step-up transformer. Bought brand new from a audiogon member. The ad says handmade in UK, they should leave the assembly to the Chinese, they do a much better job and for less money. The small transformers were out af a big blob of glue (clips are to expensive i suppose) and banging on the walls inside They were hold only by the wires. Rca female were all looses and the enclosure was sealed with glue not screws. I fix the trans
with tie wraps to tried it and connected it to a tube preamp and a ss preamp same results very loud hum like it needed a ground wire somewhere but these items don't have a ground screw so connect the tonearm ground direct to preamp but with same loud hum. Now if you tried to have somebody to take a look at it, good luck. Everybody seems to have vanished. i finaly founded that it is assembled by Moth group in UKSend an e-mail to Moth group in UK, same response (meaning none )
Product Weakness: Very poor assembly, maybe Friday afternoon Product Strengths: Never had a chance to listen to it
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: Meixing tube amp, sima integrated Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): ASL phono preamp Sources (CDP/Turntable): Nottingham Speakers: kef 103.2 Cables/Interconnects: Zu cable Music Used (Genre/Selections): Jazz Classic Room Comments/Treatments: none Time Period/Length of Audition: none Other (Power Conditioner etc.): none Type of Audition/Review: Home Audition
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Topic - REVIEW: Moth Group UK Black Head II Phono Preamp - lithos 13:42:51 04/15/06 ( 2)
- I suggest you send it back to that audiogon person - garth 14:02:36 04/15/06 ( 1)
- Garth I completely agree and add.... - tubesforever 00:17:46 04/16/06 ( 0)