Calling all WAD freaks

[Dynamic Turtle]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone out there has experience with the World Audio Design MC step-up transformer. It's only £77 - a damn sight cheaper than some others I've been looking at.

So, is this a properly engineered product, or have they cut some serious corners to get the price that low?

Cheers,
DT

 

[Anex]

what others have you been looking at? Its not that much cheaper than lundahls from DIY paradiso. My Lundahls were £110 (160 euros) but they're properly screened with a better core and are tapped for 13dB or 26dB gain (LL1681).
If you only need 10dB like the WAD, theres LL1578 high-permeability mu core 55.15 euros each (110.30 euros pair, so around £75) then theres the LL1678 which has a little more gain for about £67 just as examples.
http://www.diyparadiso.com/price/stock-transfo.htm
do a page search for MC to skip to the MC section or just emeither, tell them your cart output

 

[Lt Cdr Data]

nothing wrong with them at all, transformer design is a hugely black art, and what measures better frequently sound worse, some of the older poor transformers sound fantastic.
you can never tell in audio

 

[penance]

hmm, i worked as a tranny winder/re-winder, never thought i was a magician tho.
Fairly simple things really