Agreed. It is crazy good value. Where the hell can you get a phonostage with solid silver amorphous output transformers and crazy good quality build and aesthetic for this money - answer nowhere lol.
RADA Precious One Phono
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Agreed. It is crazy good value. Where the hell can you get a phonostage with solid silver amorphous output transformers and crazy good quality build and aesthetic for this money - answer nowhere lol.
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general electric 7044, really good mids, bass is tighter then nos valvo or philips
Thanks DasguteOhr. You know Leif built your battery field coil supply - he is mightily happy man.
I want to hear it. I have been through 3 phono stages in the last few months. Non are sticking. Either quiet with no life, or life and too much noise. I don't like turning my vinyl up to optimum listening levels and hearing a deep hum. My digital is dead quiet. My vinyl should be the same.The Precious Copper that is forthcoming to Solypsa this summer will certainly set a new value bar
Despite the fact, that it is tube gear, Rada amps, phono stage and all the other products are dead quiet. Silence becomes musical.
The RADA Precious is exceptionally quiet regardless of tube or solid state. It is the quietest I have ever owned. You’ll need a good SUT and ensure that is grounded to the RADA.
You also have to pick the right cable in/out of it. More variable. I only use SUT just because I want to utilize my mm input. My phono can do the job just excellent without it.
EMT phono also uses sut....just inside box ( I cant remember if EMT is on circuit boards or point to point wire...)
But yes more cable / connector, more variables...
( I cant remember if EMT is on circuit boards or point to point wire...)But yes more cable / connector, more variables...
I should have said "external" SUT.EMT phono also uses sut....just inside box
But yes more cable / connector, more variables...
In terms of the commentary above regarding SUTs. I would estimate 99% of the time internal SUTs are spec’d to a price point of the overall build and can be improved on with an external much higher quality SUT.
Low capacitance and screened / shielded cable is your choice if you get any noise.
Low capacitance and screened / shielded cable is your choice if you get any noise.
A client that replaced his Benz LP-S MR with an Aidas Gala Gold sent me a few of his observations. I'll add them to the Aidas thread.
someone must appreciate such contributions and not just drool over the schematic
RADA Precious phono ships this week .
Same basic circuit as the Precious One, but copper version, simplified slightly and optimized to use new production parts ( vs NOS ) .
.Same basic circuit as the Precious One, but copper version, simplified slightly and optimized to use new production parts ( vs NOS ) .
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