Really, really extreme phono, more extreme than mine - Page 4

fdegrove · 20th September 2002, 07:21 PM

Mister Hagerman,

The short answer is:I won't buy the Boulder gear.Period.
I consider you to be a very well trained person and if CE is stopping you that's your choice.
Being a European I can only say this:this is one of the toughest markets to penetrate.Once you gain acceptance though it's your playing field.Besides there are a myriad of ways to get around,so give it a go.
I think you deserve it.

Sincerely,

pmkap · 21st September 2002, 03:14 AM

I like the 'La Boheme'.... Reminds me somewhat of a a phono preamp in Positive Feedback a number of years ago, balanced input thorugh an instrumentation amp, a TI? INA03??? driving a passive RIAA equilization to an op amp. There is a TI differential amp, THS4031, that facinates me on its technical implmetation (really spiffy way of dealing with CMRR and setting dc operating point), but I've no idea as to how the chip actually sounds -

http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/produc...Number=THS4131

peranders · 24th September 2002, 07:06 PM

I read today at AA about the Musical Fidelty's X-LP. NE5532 in a rather expensive amp??? Is it worth the money I wonder? Anyone who has more circuit details, even a schematic?

NAD PP-1 has also a NE5532 (or was it NE5534?) to one third of the price. OK, not so fancy box.

pinkmouse · 22nd October 2002, 11:53 PM

Hi Hagtech,

AFAIK, you do not need a CE approval to ship into Europe, but if you had a European distributor who then sold on the products they would then have to be approved. It is a standard required for European companies only, and If you comply with your local standards, shipping in for private use is ok, as long as they are then not sold on commercially.

Hope this helps...

fdegrove · 22nd October 2002, 11:59 PM

Hi Bertrand,

That is correct as far as I'm up to date with those laws.
The only thing they need to do really is make a 240VAC primary available for the products.(an autodetect would be fine too)
Shouldn't be too difficult,I reckon.

Personally I quite like the filosophy behind the company and would welcome the product range in Europe.

Cheers,

20th September 2002, 07:21 PM	#31
fdegrove diyAudio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium	Mister Hagerman, The short answer is:I won't buy the Boulder gear.Period. I consider you to be a very well trained person and if CE is stopping you that's your choice. Being a European I can only say this:this is one of the toughest markets to penetrate.Once you gain acceptance though it's your playing field.Besides there are a myriad of ways to get around,so give it a go. I think you deserve it. Sincerely, __________________ Frank

21st September 2002, 03:14 AM	#32
pmkap diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brooklyn	xtreme phono I like the 'La Boheme'.... Reminds me somewhat of a a phono preamp in Positive Feedback a number of years ago, balanced input thorugh an instrumentation amp, a TI? INA03??? driving a passive RIAA equilization to an op amp. There is a TI differential amp, THS4031, that facinates me on its technical implmetation (really spiffy way of dealing with CMRR and setting dc operating point), but I've no idea as to how the chip actually sounds - http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/produc...Number=THS4131

24th September 2002, 07:06 PM	#33
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden	I read today at AA about the Musical Fidelty's X-LP. NE5532 in a rather expensive amp??? Is it worth the money I wonder? Anyone who has more circuit details, even a schematic? NAD PP-1 has also a NE5532 (or was it NE5534?) to one third of the price. OK, not so fancy box. __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

22nd October 2002, 11:53 PM	#34
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rotherham, England	Hi Hagtech, AFAIK, you do not need a CE approval to ship into Europe, but if you had a European distributor who then sold on the products they would then have to be approved. It is a standard required for European companies only, and If you comply with your local standards, shipping in for private use is ok, as long as they are then not sold on commercially. Hope this helps... __________________ “One of the poets, whose name I cannot recall, has a passage, which I am unable at the moment to remember, in one of his works, which for the time being has slipped my mind, which hits off admirably this age-old situation.” ― PG Wodehouse

22nd October 2002, 11:59 PM	#35
fdegrove diyAudio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium	Hi Bertrand, That is correct as far as I'm up to date with those laws. The only thing they need to do really is make a 240VAC primary available for the products.(an autodetect would be fine too) Shouldn't be too difficult,I reckon. Personally I quite like the filosophy behind the company and would welcome the product range in Europe. Cheers, __________________ Frank


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