04-02-2014, 11:27 PM
To some extent, the Sony is more sophisticated that the average turntable - at the very least it has to have some means of switching between the two cartridges for each side of the record, so given that, it's not so impossible that they decided to put in a preamplifier at the same time. Either that, or the cartridges are ceramic, so won't need the usual RIAA equalisation. Google wasn't terribly forthcoming about that particular model.
It is strange when you think that inserting a "thing" that can only add noise and distortion is considered to be an upgrade. I can't think of many other walks of life where this is commonplace. If I sold an engine tweak that increased you fuel consumption in return for no increase in horsepower or torque, I wouldn't expect to sell too many. Hi-fi is hi-fi's own worst enemy.
It is strange when you think that inserting a "thing" that can only add noise and distortion is considered to be an upgrade. I can't think of many other walks of life where this is commonplace. If I sold an engine tweak that increased you fuel consumption in return for no increase in horsepower or torque, I wouldn't expect to sell too many. Hi-fi is hi-fi's own worst enemy.
