I think the Luxman EQ-500 is near your budget. Also, if you don’t need much adjustability, the Boulder 508 is astonishingly transparent. I have one and couldn’t be happier. Find your warmth in the amp or line stage not the phono pre.
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