"Rob" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:
"Rob" wrote


I've got an 834P phono, paid about 200UKP S/H, and I like it a lot. Only
criticisms are a slight bass 'lift' and a daft difficult-to-see on/off
arrangement - I left it on for a week once ;-).


Chicken head knobs will help you avoid this - I swapped them onto both my
EAR bits (and back off again when I sold them), but global-waming ussues
aside, the EAR is designed to be left on 24/7 with no ill effect, I
gather....


Yep, must do the knob change (as it were).



Let me know if you need one and I'll put one in a Jiffy bag, I've got a
bunch of them - as per:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/ear834p.JPG



24/7 - OK, makes me feel a
bit better :-)


Plenty would argue these things are best left on 24/7 anyway, but I can't
reconcile this with the 'global warming' concerns which (for once) I believe
are very real!!




Oh, and needless to say,
it has a noisy left channel until nudged about a bit.


Clean yer pins!!


I've tried most fettle solutions, including valves, but there's this hiss
from one channel from time to time. Not audible from a distance, but is
something on the to do list.


Hmm, OK - perhaps there's a little, tiny snake in there somewhere...??

:-)



Yes, interesting - I think the phrase 'turd polishing' is a bit harsh,
but I would say (personal experience again) the EAR phono can't hold a
candle to the then WAD Phono II which has a separate power supply
(essential in my book).

He certainly seems to generate opinions, in both 'his' design ideas and
personality. I can't say - the only hifi industry bod that ever annoyed me
was Ivor wosisname Linn - banned unions, arrogantly nicked ideas and an
all round unpleasant character (apparently).


Oops!

*cue Pinky*

:-)




I believe there is a new one due out soon from the new 'World
Designs' company which is risen (all Phoenix-like) from the steaming
ashes of WAD - maybe it'll be even better??

(But be quick - I don't see 'WD' surviving much longer than WAD did! ;-)


I did try to order one when WAD were alive - by phone and the web. On the
phone he promised to get back to me (never did), on the web the order page
kept returning errors. The new WD stuff looks good - but no phono.


OK, I thought one was on the horizon....??



If anyone knows of a tried/tested valve MC/MM kit that comes with all the
bits (including a PCB - don't fancy that point-to-point stuff) please tell
...


There's always the Chinky stuff on eBay...??

This one's cheap atm, but the postage ain't too tiny:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MS-12B-MM-MC-C...QQcmdZViewItem


Here's another - postage isn't too bad if you can wait for a small eternity
to get i:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HI-END-NEW-200...QQcmdZViewItem


Are they any good? No idea, I ain't ever heard one - this is where you have
to go by your own instincts and cross ya fingers!

Talking of eBay, I'd better get off - I'm winning no less than 6 items atm,
I'd better get on watch!! :-)