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Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? [message #97446 is a reply to message #97434] |
Tue, 20 February 2024 10:57 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/forum/theme/AudioRoundTable/images/up.png) |
kasperbergholt
Messages: 44 Registered: August 2021 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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gofar99 wrote on Thu, 15 February 2024 20:58Hi, I thought that too...about 10 years ago. It sneaks up on you. Especially if you are like me and constantly trying to improve existing gear. Right now I am pushing for all the diy tube gear to at least meet a wide-band -95 S/N. Only the phono preamps are a little behind that goal (-88 t0 -90 depending on the variation). As you might guess I really hate hum and noise. If I can hear it or see it on a scope then it has to go regardless of how long it takes. BTW the very earliest phono preamps (ca 2010) were horrible at about -65. One variation could find a power transformer or other source of hum at 5 feet away. Yikes. Not any longer.
I understand completely, but I'm a bit less picky, I think. What RIAA do you use now?
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