Once again, I can't be so cut and dried about it. I'm curently using some Sony versions of the Ortofon T5's, regarded as give-aways at the time. Whatever a dearer tranny may do, I'm getting more music out of my LP's (with a Stilton OC9) than I've done in years. I'm keen to try the Sowter transformers one day with the OFC option (around £130 the pair) as silly bits of male jewellery intended for the status concious far eastern market (my SUT costs ten times yours so must be better) have no relevance these days...
In the meantime and bearing in mind my thread regarding occasional distortion due to bad LP's and possible arm-bearing chatter (now fixed I think), I'm being lent an AT630 transformer which gives lower gain and was well liked at the time.
As some SUT's are fairly cheap, why not try a pair and see for yourself. At least you have a decent active reference...
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