TNT EZ Linestage Review and Wishing I Was There...

[brian]

...in that winecellar.
Nick Whetstone of ,(one of the earliest webzines), has just posted a review of the EZ Linestage
Read it here

[brian]

I want to draw attention to the centre-piece of the EZ Linestage: the UTS (Universal Tube Stage) module.

It was designed as an EZ add-on output stage for a CD/DVD, allowing the removal of the most serious limitation in modern players: the opamps. The trick is to accomplish this without using a cathode follower or buffer, which has its own liabilities. The UTS output is taken from the anode; much of its good sound is attributable to allowing the anode to play its natural role

Coincidentally, the 0.5v > 2V gain needed by a CD player outputs suggests its application in a modern linestage - ergo the EZ linestage.

However if we series a pair of UTS and set the jumpers to highest gain we now have a state-of-the-art quiet phono stage, just needing a simple RIAA network in between.

So: UTS module >>CD/DVD tube output stage>>EZ linestage>>EZ phono stage.

But that's not all! One power transformer can power two UTS modules so if we wanted a balanced output stage - just use two and configure as shown in the instruction manual.

The Universal Tube Stage does it all.

Family picture attached.

Also we will momentarily have our Ultimate Volume Control working together with the EZ Linesstage. This will be the ultimate in transparency and utility.