My brother has a Lyra Da Capo going into an ARC PH2 phono stage. The cartridge is just a bit too low output to fully load his Marantz CD recorder, and he wants to archive some vinyl onto CD. What are the options:
a) Is it possible to change the input resistance and capacitance on the PH2? This would be the simplest fix
b) Change the Lyra for a higher output cartridge - if so, suggestions?
c) Change the PH2 for a phono stage that works with very low output cartridges?
d) Insert a step-up transformer. He tried the better Ortofon and didn't like the sound.
e) Anything else?
Thanks for suggestions! Andy Evans
a) Is it possible to change the input resistance and capacitance on the PH2? This would be the simplest fix
b) Change the Lyra for a higher output cartridge - if so, suggestions?
c) Change the PH2 for a phono stage that works with very low output cartridges?
d) Insert a step-up transformer. He tried the better Ortofon and didn't like the sound.
e) Anything else?
Thanks for suggestions! Andy Evans
Hmmm........
all sounds a bit seriously expensive just to archive some vinyl.
If levels are fine for normal playback why the problem with the recorder ?
Any decent recorder will have variable input level and accept a signal
from a pre-amp at normal level. Perhaps you have it set to a default
CD level analogue input level (2V) and need to change something to
set it to more normal line level in (200mV).
🙂 /sreten.
all sounds a bit seriously expensive just to archive some vinyl.
If levels are fine for normal playback why the problem with the recorder ?
Any decent recorder will have variable input level and accept a signal
from a pre-amp at normal level. Perhaps you have it set to a default
CD level analogue input level (2V) and need to change something to
set it to more normal line level in (200mV).
🙂 /sreten.
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