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    Collecting names - tube preamps with onboard tube MM phono stages

    Don’t forget the rather special looking Leben RS28cx pre amplifier. Comes with an excellent built in mm tube phono stage and a separate matching power supply. I use a Coincident SUT to raise the gain to suit my Airtight PC1 supreme mc. Superb sound quality (IMO) for the money. Search for Jeff...
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    Luxman EQ-500

    Hello, about 2 years ago I purchased a brand new Luxman C900/M900 pre/power along with the EQ500 phono stage. My equipment then (and now!) was Leben RS28cx/CS660P amplifier which has an internal very similar if not identical phono stage to the RS-30EQ - in combination with a Coincident SUT. Yes...
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    Tobian Soundsystems release the new 18FH Horn Speaker

    Slightly off topic but I notice you have the Origin Live Agile tonearm, a brand which I'm a great fan of but is relatively rare on these pages. What do you think of the Agile? In my opinion Mark Baker is an original and very talented designer in the UK and his tonearms and turntables have always...
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    Munich High End 2019

    Thanks Barry, see you there! Regards, Stuart
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    Munich High End 2019

    Hi Barry, I am in Munich for the audio show, is there still a meal planned at the Ristorante-Pizzeria-Italia for 7:30 on the Friday night? If so I would like to attend. Cheers, Stuart
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    My Sonic Labs Gold Signature VS. Air Tight Supreme

    Hi Ron, my understanding is that the Japanese companies more commonly use the @3.54cm/s measurement method but often don't state this. My suggestion would be to take it on a case by case basis and contact each particular manufacturer you are interested in for clarification. As I stated in my...
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    My Sonic Labs Gold Signature VS. Air Tight Supreme

    Hi Ron, my understanding is if you multiply the (3.54cm/sec. 1kHz) signal by 1.41 you obtain the equivalent 5cm/sec figure and by my calculations this seems to be borne out.
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    My Sonic Labs Gold Signature VS. Air Tight Supreme

    Hey thanks for your reply PeterA, very much appreciated. You may not be aware that some cartridge manufacturers list their cartridge output by using the 3.54cm/sec method rather than the more common 5cm/sec. Neither of these two companies state which measurement system they have used for their...
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    My Sonic Labs Gold Signature VS. Air Tight Supreme

    Hello PeterA, I am deciding between the MSL Signature Gold and the Airtight Supreme cartridges. Both appear from the specifications to have fairly high outputs which concerns me a little (0.7mV/1kHz @5cm per second) compared to my current Lyra Skala (0.5mV). I know it is difficult to explain...

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