snackyp, I own a Manley Steelhead and like it very much, but it is not balanced. You say you were blown away when you bought balanced ICs. Where did you install them? From cartridge to phono inputs? From phono out to linestage? (Or from the JC3 to the amplifiers, assuming the JC3 is a full function preamplifier?) The JC3 is truly balanced, I think. But its balanced circuitry does you only so much good if the downstream component is not also balanced. That said, maybe you were pleased with the balanced cables simply because they are better cables, per se. On the other hand, I am one who believes that balanced equipment should be used in balanced mode for best results.
Phono Pre Upgrade from Parasound JC-3?
Hi there,
I've owned my JC-3 for about two years and have no complaints about it. It sounds very good, but I'm curious about upgrading to a preamp that would be a significant improvement.
I've thought about upgrading to a tube phono preamp as I like the warmer sound of tubes and my amplifier is a Lyngdorf TDAI-3400.
Given a budget of around $6K, what would you recommend?
Thanks,
Peter
I've owned my JC-3 for about two years and have no complaints about it. It sounds very good, but I'm curious about upgrading to a preamp that would be a significant improvement.
I've thought about upgrading to a tube phono preamp as I like the warmer sound of tubes and my amplifier is a Lyngdorf TDAI-3400.
Given a budget of around $6K, what would you recommend?
Thanks,
Peter