Zanden 1200 Signature, Soul Note E2 question

[allvinyl]

Recently I participated in and contributed vinyl to a Zanden Electronics products demonstration held at Kyomi Audio in Addison, IL. The primary focus of the event was demonstrating the equalization capabilities of the Zanden 1200 Signature phonostage. Many recordings from different record labels, stereo and mono, were featured. Especially highlighted was the selectable function Zanden defines as the "4th time constant"; high for Neumann cutting lathes; middle for Ortofon cutting lathes, and low for Westrex lathes.

Subsequently, I emailed a question to Soul Note Germany as to whether or not their E2 phonostage has the same capability/function. They answered by referring me to the E2 manual (which I had already read).

Can anyone speak to whether or not the Soul Note E2 functionally replicates the "4th time constant" function of the Zanden 1200 Signature?

l to r: Eric Pheils (Zanden US distributor), George Vatchnadze (Kyomi Audio proprietor), John Tverdik

 

[shakti]

I cannot find this in the manual either, but I forwarded you question to Hideki Kato from Soulnote.

 

[Hideki Kato]

Please refer to page 9 and beyond of the user manual.

https://www.kcsr.co.jp/image/SOULNOTE/e2t_usermanual.pdf

 

[Hideki Kato]

Also visit the SOULNOTE website.

SOULNOTE

 

[shakti]

4th time constant

to get a better ore more detailed answer, you might describe the „4th time constant“ , defined by Zanden.

I owned the Zanden 1200 MKII without this function and my Soulnote E-2 is doing an equalization as described in the manual, which has more flexibility, than the former Zanden 1200 MKII.

so difficult to explain, what might be missing, without your explanation what Zanden is now doing / changing on the curves.

 

[shakti]

Please refer to page 9 and beyond of the user manual.

https://www.kcsr.co.jp/image/SOULNOTE/e2t_usermanual.pdf

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[allvinyl]

to get a better ore more detailed answer, you might describe the „4th time constant“ , defined by Zanden.

I owned the Zanden 1200 MKII without this function and my Soulnote E-2 is doing an equalization as described in the manual, which has more flexibility, than the former Zanden 1200 MKII.

so difficult to explain, what might be missing, without your explanation what Zanden is now doing / changing on the curves.

I agree and would like nothing better than a clear definition of the phrase and specifics behind its implementation in the 1200. Armed with those details a determination as to whether or not the E2 can also provide that function would be possible. I've been unable to obtain either.