Regarding the LEDs there are two large transparent in my kit which lights up green when I test it.
Then there are two smaller red LEDs for the output circuit bias. I assume that the large transparent LEDs are meant as power indicator LEDs?
At least I placed it there on PCB as I don't like to look into a LED when playing music so I won't have it in front panel.
Then there are two smaller red LEDs for the output circuit bias. I assume that the large transparent LEDs are meant as power indicator LEDs?
At least I placed it there on PCB as I don't like to look into a LED when playing music so I won't have it in front panel.
Going to have some fun testing things out!!
No Hanas in there though. Really want to try one…
No Hanas in there though. Really want to try one…
Installed Hana SL on my Pop's Avid Ingenium with Rega's arm. Sounds terrific even without Pearl 3 🙂 Current preamp is integrated in Marantz PM-14S1 SE.
Yep, a nearly unused one. Maybe has 50 hours on it, and none of the usual bubbling of the finish. It holds its own against the Allaerts sitting next to it…I have the matching Sony head amp for it, which is excellent. Now looking for a PUA-9 that isn’t all chewed up..😉
Well, I certainly hope so! Actually my P3 is waiting for me to get back to those SMDs, had to order new tweezers as I couldn't find my good ones. In the interim I will try it in the store and my Eros2.
@LJT - blue/cyan is one I will always put in build docs because Pass Labs traditionally uses blue. And as best as I can tell Nelson bought a few million LEDs that are a light shade of blue that isn’t currently on the market. Believe me, I have tried to find a match to my D1 Dac and a factory FW F3. I found a Cyan that I like. It is close enough for me.
So feel free to pick any color you like. Or try a color changing LED if you’re feeling particularly wild.
Wait.... I have a sea of blue facing me... until you finally went cyan... thank god. As I recall. Tim "Wild Man" Rawson, ever the outlier, used red!
I find the Pass Blue to be a little thin on the bass, the cyan you chose has better upper bass resolution!
but, the light changing LED was discombobulating ... We figure the amp smoke was due to the power supply....
"Dad it's red now... What? Wait, no, now it's blue!"
Meanwhile, slick, wet thick smoke wafted up. You haven't lived until you've had smoke, or flames or big caps blow up in front of you.
Yeah, the technicolor power supply LED was... a surprise.. ;-)
If I sound more weird than usual... no listening at all for the week. We are doing construction and our contractor gives me a day's notice when someone else is gonna show up. There's no way to do op-rolling or listening when you got a guy doing dry wall in the room next door.
What cartridge are you using nowadays?
I'm being pushed towards getting an Ortofon Cadenza Black.. but that's pricey. They were running a deal lately if you had a spare cartridge you could "trade" in... but it's pricey any way you look at it.
I might have to sell something to finance it.
-In the meantime, the dry wall guy is making noises all over the house. >😛
Has anyone tried an optical cartridge (DS Audio) or the strain gauge cartridge (Soundsmith)?
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Wondering if it might be worth having a separate post for cartridges and settings people are finding to their liking?
^ that would be an interesting idea... but that will open up a can of worms... the cartridge and the phono preamp are synergistic.
Nevermind the tonearm, turntable, power supply, etc...
Nevermind the tonearm, turntable, power supply, etc...