Wayne Parham Messages: 18686 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
Great review, Bill! Thanks for pointing it out.
I've been dragging my feet on buying a phono stage for a long time, so I'm interested. I have built-in phono stages in a couple of my preamps, so I'm not stuck, but I do want a nice stand-alone phono stage. Is this available only as a finished unit, or can you buy it as a kit? Maybe just the PCB and parts? If only available as a finished product, does it come in different cabinet options?
Bill Epstein Messages: 1088 Registered: May 2009 Location: Smoky Mts. USA
Illuminati (2nd Degree)
Just the finished product as you see it. Set it and forget it!
For a kit, there's no substitute for the Hagerman Cornet2, $$$ or sound. Plus it's fun to fool with. $99 for the board and another $250 and up for the parts. I've built it in a wooden box and also a Hammond 10x17x3 which accomodates step-up transformers.
As you well know, different 47k input resistors, coupling and output caps, and tube rolling make the Cornet a lot of fun. Even changing the rectifier makes a difference.
Talk to Steve Brown, too, he loves the circuit he built based on, I think, an Allen Wright design.
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