Edsonic
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HDR- Good news on getting a Hana.
I don't know if it's too late, but if you can spring for the extra drachmas I think the Hana ML might suit you better.
The Hana SL has a shibata stylus, which is a step up from an elliptical, but the microline of the ML is a step above that, and much closer to the microridge on the D 17DX that you are accustomed to.
Also, the SL has DCR of 30 ohms and Hana recommends a load impedance of > 400 ohms for that cart, whereas the ZMC1 steps down the 47kohms of the phono preamp to 117 ohms (what the cartridge is facing). Cartridge makers' load recommendations are almost always based on the cart going into a MC input of the phono pre, which of course not all phono pre's have. I've seen here and there some (including a cartridge maker) say that the load requirement can be cut to ~ 1/2 the reccomendation if going into a SUT, but that still leaves it at 200 ohms for the Hana SL, vs. the 117 ohms of the ZMC1. The ZMC1 can adjust the input impedance, but I'm almost positive it will only adjust downwards (from 117).
The Hana ML has DCR (or 'self impedance') of 8 ohms and a recommended load of > 100 ohms, for which the 117 ohms presented by the ZMC1 is perfect. The difference in output of .4mV from the ML vs. .5mV of the SL doesn't look like much , but the latter is 25% higher. Loud percussive bursts (or the orchestra brass section blast, or bass heavy electronica) can produce cart output 3x-4x more (or greater) than the test record spec. Not a 'danger problem' at all for either the ZP3 or the CSP3, but after the 20x of the ZMC1 and 125x from the ZP3, the preamp might see a spike of 4V from the ML, 5V from the SL, -momentarily- exceeding the 3.32V (I think) distortion-free limit of the CSP3. Of course that is with the input pad of the CSP3 wide open, so easily remedied by backing the input off a bit. *
Which is all a long winded way of saying you should get the Hana ML because you have the perfect SUT for it.
*Steve says of the CSP3: "You can shove 11 volts into it if you want" but it starts to overload beyond 3.32 volts at the input (with attenuator full open).
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