ouch! i promise to go into intensive typing rehab asap. my statement is .45 mv not 4.5 (of course). sorry to waste people's time like that, but please give me your thoughts now that i've made mine a bit clearer.
i got my statement from john grado directly in july 2001. it is john who told me it actually tested closer to .45 then .5. at that point they were not in full production with the .5 mv output statement. the other point i should have made was that i cannot spend as much this time, and can't go above $1800 or so. i'd be happy to get the dynavector 20xh(which is "only" around $500) if i heard that experience had shown people that it really is in the same league as the others. in fact i am concerned that my budget will leave me with sound that does not approach that of the statement even with the benz micro h2 or the van der hul mc2. that said, i have never heard any great carts besides the grado. i moved up in their line without making comparisons to others because i liked the sound enough, and once i had one grado cart the trade-up policy encouraged me to stay within the grado line. so i do not even know how my grado statement sounds compared to other carts. of course i'm hoping that there will be benefits to switching and that my concern is unwarrented. can anyone tell me what to expect? btw my phono stage is in the marantz model 7, which is all tube (12ax7 telefunkens).
i got my statement from john grado directly in july 2001. it is john who told me it actually tested closer to .45 then .5. at that point they were not in full production with the .5 mv output statement. the other point i should have made was that i cannot spend as much this time, and can't go above $1800 or so. i'd be happy to get the dynavector 20xh(which is "only" around $500) if i heard that experience had shown people that it really is in the same league as the others. in fact i am concerned that my budget will leave me with sound that does not approach that of the statement even with the benz micro h2 or the van der hul mc2. that said, i have never heard any great carts besides the grado. i moved up in their line without making comparisons to others because i liked the sound enough, and once i had one grado cart the trade-up policy encouraged me to stay within the grado line. so i do not even know how my grado statement sounds compared to other carts. of course i'm hoping that there will be benefits to switching and that my concern is unwarrented. can anyone tell me what to expect? btw my phono stage is in the marantz model 7, which is all tube (12ax7 telefunkens).