The KHW 225 has tubes on the pre-amp side. Is there another hybrid in the pipeline?
Final Analog Upgrades
I've been on a three year upgrade path of my stereo equipment, and am nearly at the finish line. I have a SOTA Sapphire with the upgraded electronics, an Origin Live Silver tonearm, Hana EL cartridge,Jolida JD-9 phono stage, Modwright KWH225i and Sonus Faber Sonetto VIII speakers. I'm going to replace the Hana EL with a Hana SL cartridge, and I'm looking for a replacement for my venerable Jolida. Which phono stages are out there that will bring out the best of my equipment? I'd like to keep the phono stage under $1500. I've research previous threads on this subject and many of the recommended phono stages have been discontinued or new models introduced. I look forward to your thoughts on this subject.
Thanks,
John Cotner
New Ulm, MN
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I went from a JD9 to an E.A.T E-Glo Petit and it was a big improvement, even though I had modified the JD9 with better output caps and opamps. All controls right on top of the unit. They can generally be found under $1,500 used. I went from the E-Glo to a Modwright PH 9.0XT. it stretched my budget too, but worth every penny. Definitely my final phono preamp. |
@lewm So, I emailed Ron Sutherland. He said that the suggested internal impedance of a cartridge used with the TZ Vibe is less than 20 ohms. The old SL has an internal impedance of 30 ohms as you mentioned. Ron said it might be fine. The new SL MkII has an internal impedance of 8 ohms and would work well with the TZ Vibe. |
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