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Hagerman Audio Labs Piccolo Zero

I’d like to thank Mr. Reichert for his enthusiasm during the review process of the Piccolo Zero. We shared many emails back and forth discussing operation and technology.

One minor point not mentioned was how this product idea started in the first place: It was triggered by the December issue of , in which Mr. Austin’s As We See It editorial and Mr. Reichert’s Gramophone Dreams column both discussed cartridge loading, current-mode operation, and distortion. This sparked several emails, initiated by Dave Slagle of Intact Audio, regarding loading, resonant peaking, and such, leading me to completely rewrite my cartridge loading webpage. While doing

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