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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 22:57:42 GMT
After reading Oliver's recent thread about attenuator I followed the eBay link to Stoyan's sellers page and found this phonostage a Hagerman Bugle 2 which Stoyan had built for himself it's MM only and runs on two 12v batteries so we've agreed a price for it plus the batteries. Though I like the idea of batteries how practical it will be I'm not sure so I'll try it for a while and see.  s-l1600 by
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Post by Bigman80 on May 22, 2020 7:24:50 GMT
@audiopills is doing quite well out of the membership here, isn't he lol!!
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 9:09:27 GMT
Yes he is but for the money I’d never buy a phono stage with that level of components.
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Post by Bigman80 on May 22, 2020 9:27:28 GMT
Yes he is but for the money I’d never buy a phono stage with that level of components. Oh absolutely! It'll be built properly too, which is always a bonus. |
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Post by antonio on May 22, 2020 10:21:03 GMT
Sorry, I don't understand the last two posts, one saying they'd never buy it with that level of components, (what is wrong with them?), and Bigman agreeing, but it will be well built.
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Post by Bigman80 on May 22, 2020 12:00:41 GMT
Sorry, I don't understand the last two posts, one saying they'd never buy it with that level of components, (what is wrong with them?), and Bigman agreeing, but it will be well built. @natara is saying that for the money, he wouldnt have found anything with such a good level of components etc. I am saying the stuff @audiopills makes is always nicely done... That's how I read the posts anyway |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 15:43:49 GMT
Yes correct Bigman80.
I think I left out 'be able to' from the sentence 'but for the money I'd never buy'.which is why I was misunderstood.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 17:24:59 GMT
Just had a message from Stoyan he is parceling up the stage and batteries. I do have a question for you analogue masters is there any difference sonically between the small lead filled motorcycle batteries that are coming my way or a lithium battery pack?
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Post by firebottle on May 22, 2020 17:37:29 GMT
The SLA's (sealed lead acid) have a lower internal resistance, so should sound really good.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 5:42:39 GMT
Which material should I use for a phono stage case wood or aluminium?
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Post by firebottle on May 23, 2020 6:22:17 GMT
Personally I would use aluminium, as that gives some shielding. There are 100's of different cases to chose.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 8:03:04 GMT
Personally I would use aluminium, as that gives some shielding. There are 100's of different cases to chose. Thanks again for your advice and yes there are hundreds to choose from and happily they are not too pricey. The extruded ones seem to be preferable with just two parts. |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 23, 2020 8:38:52 GMT
Personally I would use aluminium, as that gives some shielding. There are 100's of different cases to chose. Thanks again for your advice and yes there are hundreds to choose from and happily they are not too pricey. The extruded ones seem to be preferable with just two parts. Have a look at Modushops Galaxy range. They do a fully vented lid for most in their lineup and that is a very useful thing for Valves. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2020 19:27:10 GMT
Are there any better or equal alternatives to power this phono stage rather than batteries?
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Post by Bigman80 on May 24, 2020 19:37:25 GMT
Are there any better or equal alternatives to power this phono stage rather than batteries? What's the actual power requirement? |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2020 6:41:09 GMT
I've bought this embedded linear 24v psu to try against the batteries if I like it more than the batteries I will buy two matching cases for it and the Bugle if not it can power my little chip amp.  s-l500 by |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2020 11:55:53 GMT
I've bought this embedded linear 24v psu to try against the batteries if I like it more than the batteries I will buy two matching cases for it and the Bugle if not it can power my little chip amp. s-l500 by This is the cheapest of it's type, if the 62mm interior height is tall enough. Outer dimensions are 228 x 215 x 70mm. £36. ebay.co.uk/itm/273774471170 |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2020 16:26:20 GMT
I've bought this embedded linear 24v psu to try against the batteries if I like it more than the batteries I will buy two matching cases for it and the Bugle if not it can power my little chip amp. s-l500 by This is the cheapest of it's type, if the 62mm interior height is tall enough. Outer dimensions are 228 x 215 x 70mm. £36. ebay.co.uk/itm/273774471170Looks perfect the Calex will just fit height wise at 57mm with comfortable room width and length and of course the phono stage will fit making quite a smart pair. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 21:30:24 GMT
Well the little Bugle absolutely came to life tonight it's batteries had completely died about a week ago so after I'd bought a charger I gave them a full charge and connected it up this evening to the Rega I had just built and wether it was the full charge, the Rega rather than the 1210 or the MCRU No 44 cables I don't know but it just came to life beautiful midrange, the upper frequencies where as clear and concise as they could be with separation and space around each instrument the only thing lacking ever so slightly was the lower frequencies but maybe that was just the recording.
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What I need now is a decent case to get it bolted into I have one for the batteries I just need to fix them to it and stick some feet on.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 10:21:13 GMT
It's been a few months since I posted on this thread as I'm finding the charging and recharging of the batteries a real pain the stage itself is very good but I'm just not using it so I'm looking for some very clever member who I can pay to put it inside a case with perhaps two rechargeable PP3's so that I can always have two batteries charged and it's just a case of swapping them out.
I'm also open to suggestions of getting the very best out of this little phono stage as unfortunately I'm clueless.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 27, 2020 10:22:08 GMT
It's been a few months since I posted on this thread as I'm finding the charging and recharging of the batteries a real pain the stage itself is very good but I'm just not using it so I'm looking for some very clever member who I can pay to put it inside a case with perhaps two rechargeable PP3's so that I can always have two batteries charged and it's just a case of swapping them out. I'm also open to suggestions of getting the very best out of this little phono stage as unfortunately I'm clueless. Adapt it for a wallwart? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 15:04:29 GMT
It's been a few months since I posted on this thread as I'm finding the charging and recharging of the batteries a real pain the stage itself is very good but I'm just not using it so I'm looking for some very clever member who I can pay to put it inside a case with perhaps two rechargeable PP3's so that I can always have two batteries charged and it's just a case of swapping them out. I'm also open to suggestions of getting the very best out of this little phono stage as unfortunately I'm clueless. Adapt it for a wallwart? Can't I just connect a wall wart? Actually I could buy another 12V Lead batteries and keep them charged. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 15:05:42 GMT
Unfortunately I'm more than useless with a soldering iron. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 27, 2020 15:39:06 GMT
Unfortunately I'm more than useless with a soldering iron. Ah..... |
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