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RCM Audio theRIAA MKII MM/MC
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RCM Audio’s theRIAA MkII is still a two-box IC-based MM/MC phono stage with passive RIAA equalisation, in two ‘well-built, but functional’ boxes, one of which has the choice of black or brushed chrome front panel. As before, the sophistication of the adjustable gain and loading (using top-end Omron DIP switches) and an expensive laundry list of high-spec components from Elna, Nichicon, Vishay and more has helped bring the linearity to the RIAA curve of theRIAA from an already deeply impressive ±0.3dB in the Sensor to a remarkable ±0.1dB across the 20Hz–20kHz range. That ‘well-built, but functional case’ – made by Fischer Elektronic of Germany – is not just for show. The anodised aluminium case features a custom damping plate and the 10mm thick aluminium partitions that entirely separate the two channels help to minimise any potential environmental noise pollution. It will never appeal to those looking for highly polished front panels and delicate curves milled into an inches-thick panel. Those who want their product to shout ‘new!’ for a few months will not like a product that shares the same exterior with models made a decade ago. Still, as a solidly built, essential piece of industrial design, it remains staunchly in the ‘classic’ mode. The headline changes to the MkII version of theRIAA is that both power supply and main PCBs now use stiffer boards and better-laid circuit tracks. The power supply capacity is also improved, using much better and faster capacitors from Elna and Silmic with lower equivalent series resistance (ESR). These devices simply didn’t exist a decade ago. Improvements to components have made for more significant power reserves and a faster-acting power supply. The new theRIAA also uses new transformers, and even better Furutech FT-903R versions have replaced the already well-made phono connectors. Improvements extend right across to the power supply cable. RCM Audio recommends using the phono stage in balanced mode throughout if possible (this isn’t as odd as it sounds, the output from a cartridge runs in balanced operation). It makes a difference. Given the Kuzma connection, I did a lot of listening to the revised RCM phono stage with a Kuzma Stabi R turntable with a 4 Point 9 tonearm and CAR 40 cartridge. Still, I did also play around with some VPI and Hana goodies (but never inhaled). Matching cartridge to theRIAA is through a series of rear-mounted DIP switches. While not the easiest way of adjusting cartridge loading, it is at least better than those that require open-lid surgery, and fewer front panel switches mean less incorrectly set phono stages. RCM Audio theRIAA MkII Phono Stage There was some downtime between sending theRIAA for its Mk II update and receiving it back in fairness. 2020 was a year of unexpected illness throwing month-long spanners in the works, and if you coincided inelegantly, you could end up with something that might take a few days to fix spending three months in warehouses. Such was the journey of theRIAA MkII. So, while what held eight years ago still holds today and familiarity with the first model gives me some perspective on how much it has improved, but those demanding a face-to-face comparison are out of luck: It was great. It got better. Buy one! It retains the original’s absolute honesty as if you are direct-coupling the cartridge to your ears. There is so much to be pulled from the LP that theRIAA MkII takes in its stride, you begin to wonder just what else is holding back the sound. While the phono stage doesn’t make you want to upgrade everything else in the chain, it does make you appreciate just how lifelike an excellent cartridge can be. Yes, some of that fidelity comes from vanishingly low levels of noise, some of it comes from a set of chips so insightful you hear more profound into the grooves than you ever thought possible. Some of it comes from a tonal balance just so intrinsically right and uncolored that – when correctly loaded – it resolves with such an absence of character or taint. The curious thing about theRIAA is that it is unbelievably resolving of records and components alike, revealing their characteristics with ease. Still, it doesn’t make that process something strenuous or uncomfortable. I’d not consciously made the link, but the Hana and Kuzma cartridges bear a lot in common that isn’t ordinarily resolvable. One tends to lock psychologically into the notion that one is more robust, uses an entirely different body type and has an additional loading to the other. Still, in listening to them without the prejudice of a ‘flavourful’ phono stage in place, you begin to hear commonalities of design that might not be at first apparent. With all this talk of lack of character, taint, coloration or flavour, it’s tempting to think theRIAA is a grey sounding, listless or flat thing. Nothing could be further from the truth. However, it puts its energy into revealing the character of other products rather than inserting its character; when you hear that it’s hugely alluring and exciting in its unalloyed form. But in a way, I’m going over old ground, because the same applied in the original model. The sound of theRIAA MkII just builds on that with less in the way between cartridge and you. Eight years on, I’m still more than happy with the RCM Audio theRIAA.

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