Synergistic Research PHT- Phono Transducer

audioarcher

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Similar to the Walker Audio stone that you are suppose to attach to your cartridge. I would think that all of these tweaks would just add vibrations/coloration to the cartridge. Whether or not some will find the result appealing I do not know. Seems counter productive to me. I have no personal experience with them though.
 

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I think the Walker stone effects the magnetic fields or something. This SR product looks like it resonates like a bowl at some frequency and they describe eight different variants of this tiny bowl, I presume each having a slightly different flavor. Or perhaps it effects how the cartridge resonates in the head shell. Perhaps each of the eight has a slightly different weight and will thus sound different if the user forgets to adjust the VTF. I'm sure it's clear I have no real idea about this thing. Just pure speculation.

Resonating objects can have interesting effects. I tried one and it excited a frequency in my room to the point that it drew a lot of attention to itself, and I took it out of the room. Very subject thing, IME.
 

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Cartridges are pretty sensitive to vibration. I have no doubt they will do something to the sound. There is not much harm in trying them out.

The price of these are a bit much IMO. I would not buy them, but if someone brought them over I would try them out.
 

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Anybody spent any $$ and taken the 30 day no risk money back guarantee?

Do they do anything?
 

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I hear there is a rave review coming out by a very respected reviewer.
 

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I use a "clone" of the Walker Audio method on my headshell, consisting of a brilliant cut stone of black tourmaline. Both VTA and VTF need to be adjusted to insure proper tracking. I do adjust VTA for every LP by its weight.

My results are neither negative or positive to date. Still too early to tell. My cost: less than 6.00.....
 

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It's pretty remarkable to me that all the highly regarded, high end tonearm and cartridge manufacturers have all missed or ignored what SR's devices will do for their tonearms and that this ONE little device will make all the tonearms better.

WOW! I had no idea that Walker, Clearaudio and all the other high end tonearm and cartridge designers had no idea what they were doing!

Nice going SR! :p
 
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I would love to see what SR could do for the perforce of my car!:D. I am sure the folks at MB would be interested!
 
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I bit the bullet after Fremers review, my girlfriend and I both felt they detracted from the sound. I am going to return them.
 

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