Try a tube unit, I played my virtuoso through a basic for awhile and although good it wasnt great I tried several other solid state units and then an Ear 834p which was a substantial improvement.After that I built a bottlehead seduction and then it really sang. The virtuoso is capable of very high resolution and a smooth balanced sound with the right preamp although If your looking for warm you may need to try something else.
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
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