Behind the Lens

FEATURE
Listening to the recent MoFi
version of Miles Davis’ classic
Kind of Blue via an Ortofon
OM40 cartridge on the Rega
RB600 tonearm and AVID Ingenium
turntable is a blast, but
using it with two RB600 arms
and identical Ortofon cartridges
makes it even easier to see
how much the new model has
improved. Where the original
lacks the sheer dynamic slam
and inner harmonic detail of the
original model, the current one
gives you more shimmer on the
cymbals, longer decay trails
and especially more zip on the
leading ends of transients.
You can read our original
review here, but for those who
want a quick synopsis, the LCR
mk. III is the king of grain-free,
smooth, natural analog reproduction.
Thanks to its solid state
design, it’s super duper quiet,
so no matter what kind of music
you listen to, noise will never intrude
into the presentation.
But the big surprise is
the Copla
As wonderful as the LCR mk.
III is, being able to use it with
a moving coil cartridge really
opens up the possibilities. Morin
refers to the Copla as an
“electronic version of a moving
coil step-up transformer,” varying
the gain from 9 dB at the
300 ohm position to 27 dB at
the 40 ohm (standard loading
equivalent) position. The 100
ohm, a great place to start for
most moving coil cartridges, is
straight up and down on the
indicator. (continued)
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