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almost
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| | Subject: Suggest me a good phono stage Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:05 pm | |
| What's good at around 600-700 euros?
Decks a Project. |
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the emperor's back
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:57 pm | |
| Well, I'd suggest one of the Clearaudio phono stages. Haven't heard them but hope to be trying the basic shortly. If they're as good as the turntables they should be something special, which is what some of the reviews say.
Of the cheapies the Rega Fono and Fono mini are better than the others, at least the NAD and the Pro-ject anyway. |
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colin
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:39 pm | |
| I would start by having a listen to the Rega phono stages (mm or MC), then something from Graham Slee, then the west two or Tricords range. It depends if you want MM or MC matching, SS or valve. |
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Mark E Smith
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:05 am | |
| It's a bit rarer but the Sugden stage 2 i use is a good un for mm and mc's
Looks crappy though !
The project se is a little gem for the money to !
I used one for years and it walks over the dino ! honest! |
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adam
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:30 pm | |
| The Creek OBH series are good, but I'd don't know how they'd go with a project. I had a OBH8SE with my Rega and it was like strawberries and cream, I lovely phono stage. |
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the emperor's back
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:22 pm | |
| I'd just like to take back my endorsement of the Rega Fono preamps.
Mine just died one month outside warranty, exactly as my Planet CD player did. Avoid Rega and go with the other products mentioned in this thread. |
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almost
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:44 pm | |
| So yes or no to Rega? I feel it's more of a sideways move. I've never heard of Sudgen. Cearaudio sunds like it might be a good one to investigate. A friend suggested Lehman Black cube, but it sounds more like a bank  |
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colin
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:01 pm | |
| read up on sugden, and if the reaction he got from rega on the phono stage problem is tyoical rega (they swapped it, and it is typical) then yes to Rega.
where are you almost, I have a Rega MC phono stage you are welcome to listen to (North Lincolnshire). I much prefer it to the Slee stuff I had before, but that could be system matching. |
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the emperor's back
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:12 pm | |
| Yes, sorry, missed this thread. They have agreed to swop the Rega so I'll re-endorse it. They are good products and a cut above the other budget phono preamps. |
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Mark E Smith
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:39 pm | |
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stu
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:48 am | |
| I have to recommend Musical Fidelity. I'm usiing the V-LPS which cost the princely sum of £90. I'd happily put it up against anything up to £500. It's not pretty but it does a fantastic job. I previously had the X-LP ond it kicked the ass off much more costly amps too!  |
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adam
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:12 pm | |
| The Dynavector P-75 is very good, but I'm not sure how it would go with a Project, it sounds sweet with a Rega deck. |
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JSBach
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:28 am | |
| | stu wrote: | | I have to recommend Musical Fidelity. I'm usiing the V-LPS which cost the princely sum of £90. I'd happily put it up against anything up to £500. It's not pretty but it does a fantastic job. I previously had the X-LP ond it kicked the ass off much more costly amps too! |
Think I've said this before. (in that other place that gave birth to this one, Hi-Fi Choice I think it was called) Yes, the Musical Fidelity V-LPS is a great bargain but by far the best phono stage they put out was the three box LP 2. Out of production and hardly ever appearing on eBay as people hang onto them but if one can be found WOOO HOOOO!. Alternately I suggest either the Sugden phono stage or the best you can afford from Graham Slee's line up. Ultimately though I prefer valve phono pre-amps but decent ones usually cost silly money unless you are willing to take the risk of buying over the web and go for one of these :- http://www.ys-audio.com/new_page_9.htm |
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vinyl junkie
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:15 pm | |
| Lehman are also very good. |
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vinyl junkie
Join date: 2009-09-24
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| | Subject: Re: Suggest me a good phono stage Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:32 pm | |
| http://www.blackcube.de/blackcube.htm
A rubbish website, but you get the idea. |
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