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In Reply to: My EAR 88PB just arrived... posted by T-Rex on May 8, 2007 at 13:33:12:
I don't understand the ad copy of the website but the unit looks fantastic.This is taken from the Ear/Yoshino site's description of the 88PB:
"Its specification is a perfect match of essential flexibility with cost-conscious simplicity. Two inputs cater for the growing number of vinyl-lovers with more than one turntable or arm. Both inputs accept moving magnet cartridge inputs, while one is also switchable for moving coil types - naturally using de Paravicini’s famed input transformers for lowest noise and highest fidelity. MC input impedance is adjustable internally."
The part I don't really understand is how a $5000 phono preamp would include "cost-conscious simplicity" as a feature. Simplicity for sonic reasons I most certainly understand. Perhaps it is nothing more than marketing speak run amok.
I do respect Mr. de Paravincini's designs and I hope you find many years of happiness with your deluxe, new preamp!
What tube types does it use?
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Al G
Born To Tinker!
Follow Ups:
Agree on the "cost concious simplicity..." stuff.
Anyway, the manual says "Both inputs are suitable for both MM and MC cartridges" which was a surprize to me.
It uses 4 7DJ8 but "can accomodate any of the 6DJ8/6922 family" according to the 10 Audio review (the EAR 4 page users manual is a bad joke). Haven't opened it yet so dunno which stock tubes they put on it.
Does tube rolling affect these amps notably?
i wonder how many people use this unit as an input into a line-level preamplifier...and, therefore, wind up with 2 volume controls.(i use an amp with volume control and switch cables from my phono pre (no volume control) to my CDP when necessary; not a big deal since i'm listening to vinyl 95+% of the time.)
Makes me wonder why they don't put basic-but-hi-quality Input Selectors on power amps.Could do minimal, like 3-source switching, and be defeatable with a bypass....
Then each source.... Like this Analog-optimized one, or a digital one with digi-domain volume, etc ....
Could suit itself best and tailor it's output best, re attenuation and impedance.
Does this make sense or is it one of my 'yeah but only if you ignore important dealbreakers '.... sorta things ?
...the kondo ongaku.do you have a remote in your system? how often do you listen to multiple sources in one session?
if you answered "no" and "infrequently", then it's actually pretty trivial to just switch the cable from one source to another. i play a CD about 1x/month, so i very rarely switch the cables, and it means that i go from the phono stage (no volume control) directly to my amp.
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