Paradise Builders

[pdul]

I am still somewhat surprised that the phonostage has so big impact on the sound, it is after all only a small part of the signal chain. Even the wife is mentioning the improvement😎

 

[Bksabath]

. But it may well be that none of us has a DC-coupled system....

I don't (unfortunatley) I still have a capacitor at the out put of the pre amplifier and presume that this is the same for 99.9% of the general population

Another reason why I have never noticed any nastiness is that I have a on delay and fast switch off on the amplifiers.

The FiFi is switched on at the wall and the amplyfiers need to be taken off stand by the speakers are connected after about 30 seconds.

All is taken care by a single transistor flip flop and a NTE7100.

 

[Bksabath]

after trying the paradise, it is difficult to understand why people have been so concerned with lowfilters for turntables over the years.🙂

Most probably you have a decent turntable I have a RPM 4 and woofers are dancing I tried the Rega P9 and that stopped.
This take out of the equation room modes and listening level

PS. I like to listen to low range with my tummy

I am saving up for a turntable worthy of the paradise (yess better than the Rega P9 Is no secret how much I like and respect the Paradise) and being very nice to my partner.

 

[pdul]

I am using a Kenwood KD770D and a Dynavector Karat17 D2 pu, not exactly regarded as highend, but a perfect combo, and i love the sound, which is the most important, and the paradise took it several clicks up the orgasmic scale.😀

 

[analog_sa]

I have a RPM 4 and woofers are dancing I tried the Rega P9 and that stopped.

What matters is the resonant frequency of the arm/cart combo. There is a simple formula which takes the cart compliance and the arm affective mass. Ideally resonance is outside of the warp region.

The particular make/price of the TT is entirely irrelevant in this respect.

 

[hesener]

... paradise took it several clicks up the orgasmic scale.😀

nice scale 😀

 

[Salas]

I am saving up for a turntable worthy of the paradise (yess better than the Rega P9 Is no secret how much I like and respect the Paradise) and being very nice to my partner.

Last week I have helped a friend install his newly acquired VPI Classic packaged with VPI 10.5 inch unipivot. To move his ZYX Bloom from his Systemdek with RB300 to the new one also. That VPI is a very heavy deck for the price and the upgrade was strong in all areas. Keep that model in your list also.

 

[Salas]

I am still somewhat surprised that the phonostage has so big impact on the sound, it is after all only a small part of the signal chain. Even the wife is mentioning the improvement😎

The phono is the most important part of the chain. Its your zoom lens.

 

[Bksabath]

It is actualy and I am realy no shure if go for that or Orbe with Ortofon / Sme V arm.

 

[Salas]

Matter of taste. Well Tempered is another polar too.

 

[miepa]

Matter of taste. Well Tempered is another polar too.

what does this mean ...... "is another polar" ?

 

[Salas]

Polar opposite mechanical approach that delivers good subjective results also.

 

[Bksabath]

Tom Waits - Step Right Up. - YouTube

Definetley one track to listen to.
Asylum K53050 direct to 2 chanel tape recording 1976
This is kind of stuff Paradise is made for.

 

[Abraxas336]

A bit OT but I had a VPI Classic and had problems with hum induction from the rather strong 220V motor directly into the cartridge, tested with a number of different phono stages and different cartridges. In the end I went for another TT even though I liked it (beside the clearly audible hum). Also, because the motor runs at 220V the TT ground = safety earth. Not ideal.

Regards
Sven

 

[RCruz]

I particularly like Acoustic Signature Challenger

 

[FdW]

Cant help posting, do you like this?
Meitner Museatex at 2 Turntable x RARE Complete Prototype Only One Ever Made | eBay

 

[Salas]

A bit OT but I had a VPI Classic and had problems with hum induction from the rather strong 220V motor directly into the cartridge, tested with a number of different phono stages and different cartridges. In the end I went for another TT even though I liked it (beside the clearly audible hum). Also, because the motor runs at 220V the TT ground = safety earth. Not ideal.

Regards
Sven

We had no such problems in our recent test. The phono was the Simplistic MM with SUTs inside the single box for near 60dB gain. The Zyx Bloom H has clear blue hue plastic body and has 0.48mV output. I.e. no shielding. It had no hum with just the output plugs connected so we skipped the dedicated chassis gnd wire. Go figure...

 

[quan]

Well guys, i am loving it- R3 mate with Benz Ruby 3H-Turntable Once Analog(Aus made)/Basis Vector 3 arm. Compare to my previous phonostage Herron Audio(tube) the presentations is very different ie more laidback, no noise and so much more details😀

 

[FdW]

Well guys, i am loving it- R3 mate with Benz Ruby 3H-Turntable Once Analog(Aus made)/Basis Vector 3 arm. Compare to my previous phonostage Herron Audio(tube) the presentations is very different ie more laidback, no noise and so much more details😀

That sounds good 🙂 be happy in Paradise Any pictures to show?

 

[FdW]

One more graph, here is the PSU Power Supply Suppression Ratio(PSSR) Near 60dB at 100Mhz 🙂

These are the most important/relevant messages regarding PSU and Pre-Reg.

1. Mpp #4375 PSU-pre-regulator.
2. Mpp #4610 V2 Schemas UPS and Amp.
3. Mpp #6506 CCS fine-tuning.
4. Mpp #6462 PSU with my notes.
5. Mpp #6809 Do not try to feed the CVS of the CCS of the shunt with a regulated power supply.
6. Mpp #7127 More about transformer selection.
7. Mpp #7635 Single and dual transformer wiring (also corrected drawing) (See also #7733).
8. Mpp #7733 Grounding (PSU, RIAA and Player).
9. Mpp #7810 35V PSU for the CroMagnon.
10. Mpp #7830 The PSU explained.
11. Mpp #8386 My resistor recommendation’s.
12. PradiseBuilders #13 Schema's and assembly guide.
13. PradiseBuilders #155 Vdc input voltage minimum simulated.
14. PradiseBuilders #970 PSU oscillates; posible solutions?
15. PradiseBuilders #983 Compensating the PSU for oscillations.
16. PradiseBuilders #1173 Fixing oscillations (up to #1182).
17. PradiseBuilders #1322 Fuse 🙂.
18. PradiseBuilders #1387 Updated Paradise R3 assembly guide (Also German).
19. PradiseBuilders #1403 Capacitors bad vs good.
20. PradiseBuilders #1593 PSU Power Transistor selection.
21. PradiseBuilders #1644 PSU Output Impedance.
22. PradiseBuilders #1680 PSU Power Supply Suppression Ratio(PSSR).

Have a look at these and their following messages.