Lycan3R WP12024 Horn

A couple of months after I blogged about the 3D printed prototype of the WP12024 horn, Trieu sent a pair of these beautifully finished cast aluminum production versions. Included in the package was a set of parts for a horn stand patterned after the Western Electric original I've only seen in Stereo Sound Tube Kingdom.

Two RCA derived octal phono preamps

Keen-eyed readers and visitors to my YouTube channel may have noticed the two octal phono preamps I've been using in my recent uploads. I built them for the following reasons:

1. Although the Loctal EAR 834P had no problems driving the Intact Audio nickel autoformers, the 5k Ohm output Z of the Shure M65 phono preamp sounded very anemic.
2. In the spirit of not leaving stones unturned and my curiosity for other sonic flavors notwithstanding, I looked back to passive RIAA EQ phono circuits I've been wanting to build, which have low enough output impedance to drive an Autoformer Volume Control.