Bakun Products introduces a series of half-size amplifiersPhono equalizer amplifier EQA-5640The MK4 is the newest of the MK4 series!
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The multi-curve phono equalizer of the already popular CAP seriesCAP1004The CAP1004 is a model change with five old equalizer curves other than the world standard equalizer curve RIAA, just like the CAP1004.
CAP-1004The major differences between the CAP-1004 and the CAP-1005 are the higher quality of each component, the analog power supply with a large-capacity toroidal transformer and SATRI-LINK (Satori Link), six gain settings for a wide range of MM/MC cartridges, and Bakun's original casing.
To review the old equalizer curves, until the 1950s, the record industry had a mixture of various equalizer curves other than the RIAA curve, which is the current standard equalizer curve.
Each record company at the time set its own standards for equalizer curves, and even within the same company, there were sometimes differences depending on the recording date.
However, if the equalizer curves were different every time the company or production year of the record you wanted to listen to was different, you would not be able to listen to music with proper sound if the settings of the phono recorder could not support it, which would be inconvenient. It is inconvenient.
Therefore, it was decided that equalizer curves should be standardized so that everyone can listen to records with a proper sound without any hesitation (probably).
This time, Baccoon's newPhono EQA-5640MK4The key to the EQA-5640MK4 is that most phono equalizer amplifiers on the market should naturally only support the current RIAA curve, so when listening to old records from before the mid-1950s, you are listening to a completely different setting and a sound that is far from the original sound.
So, this is a problem before sound quality.
EQA-5640MK4is an equalizer amplifier with six different curves: the current standard RIAA and the typical old equalizer curves NAB, COLUMBIA, FFRR, AES, and OLD RCA.
By using these six different equalizer curves, you can enjoy the true sound of the latest vinyl records or your own vintage discs! This is a product that is sure to be a hit.
When you listen to records from the 50's and 60's with this phono amplifier, you will hear that the RIAA was standardized around 1954,
For example, The Astrud Gilberto Album recorded at RCA studio in 1965 sounds better on RCA than on RIAA.
I think the RCA studio here was built in 1964 in Hollywood, so I think it is usually RIAA in terms of time.
I think RCA studio was built in Hollywood in 1964, so I think RIAA is normal for the time period,
I wonder if many of the records from the 1960s are actually using the original curves that the record companies had set before the RIAA. It may be one of the funs to listen to and compare them.
In any case, this is a recommended item for analog fans who are listening to old records and feel that the sound is muddy or want to hear the true sound of vintage records in their collection.
Incidentally, Bakun Products is very well known and highly regarded overseas (so much so that a patent for the company name was applied for without permission, resulting in a court case), and the CAP-1004 is a hot product right now, selling like hotcakes.
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