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Clearaudio Bluemotion w/ Virtuoso..which phono pre

Ok, I recently bought a Clearaudio bluemotion with a Clearaudio Virtuoso wood cart for LP playback as digital was sounding, well, too digital. I remember the sound of vinyl as being rich, warm, and full. Not sure if its my phono pre or what but its still not quite the quality of my CDP.

the phono pre I am using is the clearaudio BASIC. Any recommendations?

My system:

AES DJH preamp
Cary Rocket 88R F1
Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento
Cambridge 840C CDP
Cardas twinlink cable
Clearaudio Blue w/Virtuoso

Im trying to find a nice phono pre that will get me the sound I remember. Also, don't get me wrong, my LP playback sounds very very good, just not AMAZINGLY good like i had hoped. I was told by a dealer my weak link is the BASIC pre.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Steve
stevehuff1

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johnnyb53
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VTA? You might want to set the tonearm so the pivot is a scoche lower then level and see if you get that full-bodied warmth you're looking for.

When VTA is too high (i.e., arm is tilting down to the cartridge) you get the opposite--all leading edge transients and treble without the bloom.
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