I can't speak to the benefits or characteristics of vintage sound but if your are looking for "Romance" then you probably should be looking into tubed phono pre-amp, so option 3. I am using an ARC sp16 with great results.
Need help with first Mcintosh for turntable
Hey all,
Long time reader, first time question poster...
I need your assitance organizing my thoughts.
I decided to extend my digital rig with a turntable. I recently acquired technics 1210MK2, and I want to connect it to my setup.
Currently, I am using the Peachtree decco2 which is connected to my computer, and I am using it as an integrated. the Decoo2 doesn't have a phono stage, so my first thought was to buy a phono preamp, and connect to it.
As I was thinking about it, I thought that this might be my opporutnity to go vintage (we are talking turntable), so why not look at old integrated equipment.
I am currently researching few optiosn: Marantz, Fisher 500c, but high on my list has always been a Mcintosh.
What are your thoughts? Can I buy a Mcintosh 6200, connect my decco to it as a preamp (for digital sources) and the phono to it for the turntable?
Since I only have 1 pair of speakers at the moment, i thought that this might be the easiest option. Would that be my best option at ~$1,000?
Looking forward to hearing your toughts...
Long time reader, first time question poster...
I need your assitance organizing my thoughts.
I decided to extend my digital rig with a turntable. I recently acquired technics 1210MK2, and I want to connect it to my setup.
Currently, I am using the Peachtree decco2 which is connected to my computer, and I am using it as an integrated. the Decoo2 doesn't have a phono stage, so my first thought was to buy a phono preamp, and connect to it.
As I was thinking about it, I thought that this might be my opporutnity to go vintage (we are talking turntable), so why not look at old integrated equipment.
I am currently researching few optiosn: Marantz, Fisher 500c, but high on my list has always been a Mcintosh.
What are your thoughts? Can I buy a Mcintosh 6200, connect my decco to it as a preamp (for digital sources) and the phono to it for the turntable?
Since I only have 1 pair of speakers at the moment, i thought that this might be the easiest option. Would that be my best option at ~$1,000?
Looking forward to hearing your toughts...