Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Another Giveaway.... 2 UTC ouncers for free.


Put your name in the comment field to enter.  Read below for the story and specs.

I was down in DC a few weeks back for a family celebration and I was able to sneak in some time with my audio family.  I saw Barry on the way down and then had a great time with family at my nieces graduation.  When the festivities ended about midnight I rang Ijaz and as usual he was ready for the third shift.  Mike was interested in coming by to chat about crazy ideas and when he showed up he came with booty in hand that he had pulled from equipment over the years.

It was an assortment of UTC "ouncers" he wanted to see put into use and I felt obligated to accept them.  In the lot there were 4 of them marked 25A27 and my internet searches didn't turn up anything so to the bench I went.

I suspected they were lineout transformers but the interesting thing is when put in reverse they seem to function comparably to the mic inputs as SUT's.  The nice thing about them is the step up ratio is much lower than the traditional "vintage" mic input units re-purposed for SUT usage which means you do not automatically load your cartridge down.  They appear to be 1:9 devices with a CT that will allow for a 1:18 ratio.

 The above measurements are using a 15 and 40 ohm source impedance (denon 103 and 103R) and the termination is 47K.  Ratios are roughly 1:10 and 1:20 with some losses and the 20Khz top end is met.  On the low end bandwidth will be low enough to pass the footsteps of your neighbors.

For comparison, I'll offer up some earlier plots from some peerless 4722's and 4665's.  Of course these are not apples to apples comparisons but if you can deduce that this particular apple is your flavor....

Put your name below and claim them.

They may be brilliant, they may be a headache, they may even hum yet the rule remains the same.  If you win it, you need to try them and report back.

Addendum...  As with all of the giveaways here, things are random and you need to enter your name.  We don't do first come first served and let lady luck determine who gets them.   They came to me for free and they will all go out to people for free.  I just need to measure and document them so it may take some time.

41 comments:

  1. Same here, I'd like to give them a try...

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  2. I'm happy with my humless Cinemag setup so no thanks, but what a great idea. Kudos for your generosity.
    Someone is likely to have some fun and maybe get some great music out of the deal.

    wawa2020

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  3. Curious to try with my 103.

    Thanks,
    M3 lover

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  4. What a wonderful idea! It looks like I'm a little late to the party, so good luck to you lucky winners. But if you stumble upon some more, I would love a pair.

    RT Barr

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  5. i'd love to try them with my 103 and compare with utc 0-1. thanks!

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  6. Would love to try them and compare to Lundahl and Pioneer ATT-987.

    Thanks for doing this! Marjan [InSides @ AudioAsylum].

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  7. I'd love to try them. I don't have lomc capability currently. masiebers @ hotmail dot com

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  8. Forgot to add contact info in my post above:

    biffmalibu @ rocketmail dot com

    Thanks again.

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  9. I've been looking for an excuse to experiment with a new step-up, but haven't had the funds. Thanks for your generous offer, here's hoping luck is on my side.

    -Josh

    pinholga at yahoo dot com

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  10. Another name in the hat - I've been working on getting my brother back into records, I'd love to be able to use my Sony 55 if I give away my Cinemag setup ...

    Thanks!

    Todd
    todd [dot] mccullough at gmail [dot] com

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  11. Hello- I'd love to try them. Dan Donovan fishydan@ca.rr.com

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  12. Thanks Dave, I'd love to try 'em, very very nice of you!
    Cheers,
    Ben

    benjaminbrill /AT gmail /dot com

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  13. Thanks for the generous offer! I'd like to give them a try since I'm using a Hagerman Picolo now, these should be a "step up"

    utahusker at gmail dot com

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  14. Please add my name to the hat, would love to try them out.

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  15. Hi Dave,

    Please add my name to the list.

    Thanks,
    jaspert

    jasnev@yahoo.com

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  16. I would love to give them a try
    musicfile37@hotmail.com

    Pat

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  17. I am never shy to try and I am a vinyl junkie ;-)

    David
    daiwok@msn.com

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  18. I would love to try also...
    Cheers
    Paul

    paul300b@gmail.com

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  19. Hey Dave, I would also love to try them

    Damian - dbarnier@gmail.com

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  20. I´d love to try these with my DL-103.

    Reese - reese@ecosprog.com

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  21. Oooh yes please, i'd like to give these a try,
    Cheer
    Graham
    graham_wj@hotmail.com

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  22. sounds like fun, thanks
    houdina@aol.com

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  23. i just started searching for a good SUT for my DL103, and would very much like to try these - maybe these will instantly end my quest...
    Jan
    janvansan@zonnet.nl

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  24. I wouldn't mind trying these :-)
    baggeroli@gmail.com

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  25. Hi,

    Have two MC carts i'd love to try them with.

    zreisinger.at.o2.pl

    Thank you, werner

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  26. Hi Dave-

    I'm in the pool. I'm sure either Win or I can put them to use. Nice to meet you at RMAF.

    Scott
    rfgumby@hotmail.com

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  27. Looks like I am way down the list but would love to try these, a big improvement on what I have. Cheers WorcesterMark

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  28. I would love to try them as well. thanks!

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  29. I'd love to give these a shot!! Now to see if I can figure out how to post a comment...

    Nate

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  30. If you fancy sending a couple across the pond :-)

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  31. I would like to give it a try. Thanks. My contact is zoltm.2001 AT gmail DOT com .

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  32. Please add me to the list.
    Thanks,
    Pete

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  33. I would love to try them. Out of need and love I build almost everything myself.

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  34. Winner is.....

    timestamp May 26, 2011 1:15pm

    or Benjamin Brill.

    Thanks guys for the interestand watch for more loot in the future.

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