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Trioka1600b
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hello all my stylus has now broken in I believe
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TheScorpionsTale
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Welcome, Colin. It's great that your vintage Trio is still performing and I certainly wouldn't consign it to history, but as patientot has mentioned, after all this time, the capacitors, and maybe other components will have degraded and possibly be in need of replacement. Also, the phono stages in that amp are only a part of it. Whatever, I'm certain one of the GS phono stages, which will be dedicated to the task, will be much more satisfactory long term. If in doubt, you can try out one of the pre-built ones in your system via the loaner programme. I made the mistake of going for the basic green power supply (cheapskate!) but having upgraded my Revelation M with the PSU-1, I would urge you not to make the same mistake! (My only experience of Ortofon is by way of an OM20 many years ago, which I thought a bit thin, but I know there are many who like them.) |
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lfc jon
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Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze.
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patientot
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If the stylus is brand new, you can upgrade when the stylus wears out. A G.S. phono stage will be better than whatever is in that amp probably, especially if that amp has never been serviced. There is a good chance components including electrolytic capacitors inside are operating out of spec by now. That usually happens with a lot of old amps from the 70s that haven't been serviced.
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SL-1200 MK7 (modified) + Reflex M + PSU-1 used with AT150-40ML, AT VM95ML, Stanton 680mkII + Ogura, and Shure M35X cartridges.
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Trioka1600b
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thanks for the reply.
The amp is a Trio ka1600 from 1974! It has two phono stages so might swap things over and see if there is a change. Only had the turn table a few weeks so don't think the other half would be that pleased at a stylus change (cost wise). However might get away with a phono stage🤔🤞 |
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patientot
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IMHO the 2M Red is not a very good cartridge. Again, my opinion only but it's one of the worst cartridges I've ever heard. So I think you can do better on that front. What phono pre are you using? A G.S. or something else?
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SL-1200 MK7 (modified) + Reflex M + PSU-1 used with AT150-40ML, AT VM95ML, Stanton 680mkII + Ogura, and Shure M35X cartridges.
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Trioka1600b
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hello all
While listening to Queen today on vinyl I noticed that I was hearing distortion during some of the faster/busier sections. I do not get this while listening to slower/less busy tracks. I think I have read here that this is described as graining and could be caused by the phono stage of my amp. Would I be able to reduce this effect using an Era gold phono pre amp. Or would a stylus upgrade be a better first upgrade, currently on an ortofon 2m red? Thanking you Collin
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