[78-L] Re; Thinking of replacing my Owl 1

[Doug Pomeroy]

>
The last page of the product description has graphs
showing s/n at various frequencies.  If you write to
TDL I believe they can probably give you distortion
figures as well.

DOug
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> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:02:24 -0800
> From: Jeffrey Lichtman <swazoo at rcn.com>
> Subject: [78-L] Thinking of replacing my Owl 1
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> For years I have been using an Owl 1 pre-amp for playing 78s. It has
> starting giving me trouble in the past few months, so I'm thinking of
> replacing it. Unfortunately, most pre-amps that have comparable
> functions are very expensive. What I need are:
>
>     - selectable equalization curves (preferably with turnover and
> rolloff separately selectable)
>     - channel selection: left, right, left + right, left - right (for
> vertical recordings)
>
> I don't generally use the Owl's hiss and rumble filters - I prefer to
> do this filtering after recording. It would be nice to have a stereo
> output mode to allow the selection of the quieter channel
> dynamically, but I've been doing without this for so long that I
> don't see it as a necessity.
>
> The company that made the Owl 1 is out of business, so I can't send
> it in for repair. It's possible that I can repair it myself - the
> problem is that one channel drops out, and flicking the power switch
> off and on will bring it back for a while. I suspect the problem is
> the power switch itself.
>
> If I can't repair the Owl I will have to replace it. I found a
> company in New Mexico that makes a comparable unit called the TDL
> Technology Model 4010. They have a web site with the unit described  
> here:
>
> http://www.tdl-tech.com/data4010.htm
>
> The price is right at $487, but it bothers me that they don't publish
> technical specs that I can find: things like S/N ratio, distortion,  
> etc.
>
> Does anyone here have experience with this pre-amp? Can anyone
> suggest a different one?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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