I pulled the trigger on the Koetsu Blue Lace. I'm a bit confused about pairing it with my pre-amp or another SUT.
I have a Shindo Vosne Romanee. I also have the standard A23 SUT made for the Denon 103. My understanding is that the A23 I have is made for medium output carts like my Delos. I also understand that the Vosne Romanee has a built in phono stage that is more optimized for a low output cart.
What I don't know is if the Vosne Romanee's phono stage is optimal to get the best out of the Koetsu Blue Lace given it's output/impedance or if I should be considering a separate SUT like the A23 Hommage T1 or something altogether different. It's hard to find technical specs on my Shindo stuff. I'm sure my dealer will respond, but thought I'd ask here too.
Any advice on how well this cart will mate with my Shindo and/or better SUT matches?
Here's the tech specs for my Blue Lace:
Specifications:
Body: Blue Onyx
Type: Moving Coil
Coil Wiring: Silverplated Copper
Magnet: Platinum Magnet
Cantilever: Boron Cantilever
Output Volts: 0.3mV
Frequency Range: 20Hz to 100kHz
Channel Seperation: 25db/1kHz
Inner Impedance: 5 Ohm
Channel Balance: 0.5db/1kHz
Recommended Impednace: 30 Ohm
Weight: 12.5g
Compliance: 5 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 100 hz
I have a Shindo Vosne Romanee. I also have the standard A23 SUT made for the Denon 103. My understanding is that the A23 I have is made for medium output carts like my Delos. I also understand that the Vosne Romanee has a built in phono stage that is more optimized for a low output cart.
What I don't know is if the Vosne Romanee's phono stage is optimal to get the best out of the Koetsu Blue Lace given it's output/impedance or if I should be considering a separate SUT like the A23 Hommage T1 or something altogether different. It's hard to find technical specs on my Shindo stuff. I'm sure my dealer will respond, but thought I'd ask here too.
Any advice on how well this cart will mate with my Shindo and/or better SUT matches?
Here's the tech specs for my Blue Lace:
Specifications:
Body: Blue Onyx
Type: Moving Coil
Coil Wiring: Silverplated Copper
Magnet: Platinum Magnet
Cantilever: Boron Cantilever
Output Volts: 0.3mV
Frequency Range: 20Hz to 100kHz
Channel Seperation: 25db/1kHz
Inner Impedance: 5 Ohm
Channel Balance: 0.5db/1kHz
Recommended Impednace: 30 Ohm
Weight: 12.5g
Compliance: 5 x 10-6 cm/dyne at 100 hz