It’s been a few months since I last addressed this topic. I was looking for a second TT for playing mono recordings a few months back. I thought I would give an update .
I currently have a mid specked LP12 with a Dynavector cart running into a Rega Aria pre
I found a Systemdek iix with a profile tonearm that looks very clean and has just been setup from my favorite shop. I ordered a AT mono3 for it. The shop needs to order it in. By the time i got home I came to the conclusion that the AT was a waste of money for me as it was just a stop gap measure.
So I’m going to order a Hana SL mono MKII. In the short term I’ll need to swap leads to my phono pre until I order a SUT. Bob’s devices makes a mono SUT that seems like it will fit the bill.
I’d like everyone that contributed to the last conversation that guided my thought process .
Thanks for your time
Mandrake
Your approach is the same as mine. The 2nd turntable (Systemdek iix) is set up with an AT33/mono cart. It feeds a Ned Clayton SUT which is then attached to the MM side of the NVC-tt phono stage. I just flip the switch on the back of the NVC to change between the Linn and Systemdek. The SUT is a stereo SUT…because the AT33 cart outputs the mono signal to both channels.
AT has just revamped their cart line and the AT33/mono has been replaced by 2 new carts…AT33x/mono 1 and mono 2.
The Aria has a button on the front panel that switch in-between the inputs.
I replaced my Naim Superline/SCDR for just this reason. I need two inputs, one for my stereo tonearm and another for mono. I now use a Boulder 1108. I just push a button on the front panel according to the tonearm I cue to play. The additional benefit is the Boulder provides independent settings (i.e. gain/loading) for each tonearm input. It’s essentially a dual phono-stage that shares a common power supply.
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