I have owned a lot of Phono Pre's going over $1.5k over the last 3 years.
The Jasmine is very nice but not as nice as the Vista Audio Phono 1 for $300 ! It is almost infinitely adjustable. There are much better settings for cartridges other than the Manufacturers average settings, and that is set because that is the way Phono pres have their "average" settings for a broader rang of cartridges. The little Vista is better than a Nova Phonomena at $1k. The Nova would be second on my list, then the Jasmine LP2.0 /II
As an example,I could not believe how much better a Dyna 10X5 sounded setting at 1k Ohms than the average High Output setting at 47k.
With that and a "Kwillis Protector" for your Rega arm that table will sing like you have never heard it and with your present cartridge.
The Jasmine is very nice but not as nice as the Vista Audio Phono 1 for $300 ! It is almost infinitely adjustable. There are much better settings for cartridges other than the Manufacturers average settings, and that is set because that is the way Phono pres have their "average" settings for a broader rang of cartridges. The little Vista is better than a Nova Phonomena at $1k. The Nova would be second on my list, then the Jasmine LP2.0 /II
As an example,I could not believe how much better a Dyna 10X5 sounded setting at 1k Ohms than the average High Output setting at 47k.
With that and a "Kwillis Protector" for your Rega arm that table will sing like you have never heard it and with your present cartridge.