Hello,
I am an audio DIY beginner, but being a longtime DIYer at several other things, I hope I can tackle this... bear with any possible absurd questions.
I bought a used Hagerman Bugle 2 for my Nagaoka MP-110 (5mV output) that I am driving with an Audio Nirvana 300B SET (8W) and AN 10' Classic drivers.
I mistakenly got an MC version of the Bugle2 (60dB). The output does not seem too high (still lower than my DAC) but I hear a lot of hum and buzz, plus the sound is very heavy on the bass. It is possible that the wrong gain is affecting RIAA equalization?
My main question on this forum is, can I make a simple modification to my Bugle2 to bring down the gain to my MM level, which I guess should be ~46dB?
Any other significant, simple component improvements that I can make on this board (gold-plated connectors seem the most obvious)? In the long run I'd like to build a tube phono stage from one of the designs on this forum, but until I learn enough about that I'd just like to enjoy my vinyl.
Thanks in advance for the help.
gm
I am an audio DIY beginner, but being a longtime DIYer at several other things, I hope I can tackle this... bear with any possible absurd questions.
I bought a used Hagerman Bugle 2 for my Nagaoka MP-110 (5mV output) that I am driving with an Audio Nirvana 300B SET (8W) and AN 10' Classic drivers.
I mistakenly got an MC version of the Bugle2 (60dB). The output does not seem too high (still lower than my DAC) but I hear a lot of hum and buzz, plus the sound is very heavy on the bass. It is possible that the wrong gain is affecting RIAA equalization?
My main question on this forum is, can I make a simple modification to my Bugle2 to bring down the gain to my MM level, which I guess should be ~46dB?
Any other significant, simple component improvements that I can make on this board (gold-plated connectors seem the most obvious)? In the long run I'd like to build a tube phono stage from one of the designs on this forum, but until I learn enough about that I'd just like to enjoy my vinyl.
Thanks in advance for the help.
gm