Elac EMM-130 specifications

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On a long evening, I took a look at all the available pickup systems, a record by Mikis Theodorakis and a Braun PS500. Test candidates were a Shure M75, a Shure M95, an Ortofon M20, Ortofon M10, Grado Blau, Denon DL103 (MC), and an ELAC EMM130 (from a sperm waste record player). Without paying super-precise attention to the adjustment, I installed the pickups in headshells that had an SME connection and fit on the PS500. Only the support weight I then set quickly. Also in the test chain were a homemade tube phono pre-amp with D3a , E88C, EC806S and then a power amplifier with PC86 as a driver and the power tube RE134 (directly heated triode). Since I have known the amplifier for a relatively long time and, according to other listeners, it plays very balanced and lively, reproduces all the details and does not hide anything, I was able to concentrate fully on the piece of music during the listening test of the systems. So let's start again: it was a high-flyer test with no claim to exact balancing of the systems and it brought to light the following, very simple phenomenon - Shure M75 and 95 sounded nice and neat. The Ortofon systems (this variety, which resembles the Concorde, so it tapers to a point) brought the piece to the stage in a nice dull and boring way. Grado Blau was also not wrong, but also not really exciting, after that I actually didn't feel like it anymore, I connected the DL103 to the power amplifier via a Sanyo DC55Plus and heard a nice, powerful dynamic, but also a transistor-related compression. I didn't feel like the EMM130 anymore, but please - since it came from an old Tech nincs turner rescued from the bulky waste, it should at least have been there.... Installed, hung up.... well? Wait a minute, is there anyone in the recording in the background blowing their nose??? Isn't that right? no, it can't be that! All systems reinstalled and waited only for this one effect... Nothing! Only the inconspicuous EMM130 (fortunately with the original needle) was able to dissolve this and other fine details... I will not give it back and I tested it today against an Audiotechnica... also lost ;-) Have fun with the EMM130 and possibly the big 0 brother, the EMM170, which I just bought. i'm curious.... many greetings from www.audioamp.de

Elac EMM-130