Tribute-Audio MC-Transformer review

HornTube · 5th August 2011, 10:48 PM

Moving Coil Transformers for DIY [English]

I know the 2 other transformers in the review, LeBong & Jensen. I think LeBong sounds not very good, Jensen is better but frankly Lundahl beats them all by a fair margin and the Tribute-Audio? A manufacturer not capable of building a MC-transformer without hum can't be taken seriously, by all means.

"The Tribute showed considerable hum..."

jev · 11th August 2011, 06:42 PM

I have the Tribute MC's (newer version than tested) and they don't humm. I have them very close to the MM stage and in the same chassis. Love them btw.

HornTube · 18th August 2011, 04:03 PM

Hmmmm, you also love Wadia DAC's. I had always the feeling that Wadia is for the show but not for the serious listener. Or to put it undiplomatically: Pure RIP-OFF!

tinitus · 18th August 2011, 04:14 PM

what a strange argumentation

jev · 19th August 2011, 07:21 AM

Indeed strange. But anyway. Wadia are top-dacs and expensive and very nice to see and hold. Now I have a Weiss Dac202 that is even better and a lot smaller.

Just ordered a Hashimoto MC HM-X. Very curious to find out if it is any better than the Tribute if I can ever say tell since it will be part of a completely different diy phono amp.

analog_sa · 19th August 2011, 07:53 AM

Tribute was the best MC transformer i ever had bar a silver Audio Note. But it hummed quite willingly.

jev · 19th August 2011, 11:15 AM

The Tribute has stopped humming in my phono stage since I build it in the case of the the MM stage. I used to have the Tribute in a seperate chassis. There it always produced quite some 50Hz humm. So it's true that is prone to humming. It is my first MC transformer so a have no other reference.

HornTube · 19th August 2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jev

Wadia are top-dacs and expensive and very nice to see and hold. N

How do you come to the conclusion that Wadia is "TOP"? Ohhhh, it is expansive... I understand....

HornTube · 19th August 2011, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by analog_sa

But it hummed quite willingly.

What a great MC-Transformer!

Did you heard a Lundahl BTW?

analog_sa · 19th August 2011, 09:07 PM

Still have the 9206. Amazing value for the money. Not quite the equal of Tribute but still very good. Doesn't hum at all.

5th August 2011, 10:48 PM	#1
HornTube diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009	Tribute-Audio MC-Transformer review Moving Coil Transformers for DIY [English] I know the 2 other transformers in the review, LeBong & Jensen. I think LeBong sounds not very good, Jensen is better but frankly Lundahl beats them all by a fair margin and the Tribute-Audio? A manufacturer not capable of building a MC-transformer without hum can't be taken seriously, by all means. "The Tribute showed considerable hum..."

11th August 2011, 06:42 PM	#2
jev diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Utrecht	I have the Tribute MC's (newer version than tested) and they don't humm. I have them very close to the MM stage and in the same chassis. Love them btw. __________________ My site http://hifi-ish.supersized.org/

19th August 2011, 07:21 AM	#5
jev diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Utrecht	Indeed strange. But anyway. Wadia are top-dacs and expensive and very nice to see and hold. Now I have a Weiss Dac202 that is even better and a lot smaller. Just ordered a Hashimoto MC HM-X. Very curious to find out if it is any better than the Tribute if I can ever say tell since it will be part of a completely different diy phono amp. __________________ My site http://hifi-ish.supersized.org/

19th August 2011, 11:15 AM	#7
jev diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Utrecht	The Tribute has stopped humming in my phono stage since I build it in the case of the the MM stage. I used to have the Tribute in a seperate chassis. There it always produced quite some 50Hz humm. So it's true that is prone to humming. It is my first MC transformer so a have no other reference. __________________ My site http://hifi-ish.supersized.org/

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18th August 2011, 04:03 PM	#3
HornTube diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009	Hmmmm, you also love Wadia DAC's. I had always the feeling that Wadia is for the show but not for the serious listener. Or to put it undiplomatically: Pure RIP-OFF!

18th August 2011, 04:14 PM	#4
tinitus diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005	what a strange argumentation

19th August 2011, 07:53 AM	#6
analog_sa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sofia	Tribute was the best MC transformer i ever had bar a silver Audio Note. But it hummed quite willingly.

19th August 2011, 09:07 PM	#10
analog_sa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sofia	Still have the 9206. Amazing value for the money. Not quite the equal of Tribute but still very good. Doesn't hum at all.

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