Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil
I have three low output moving coil cartridges
My phone preamps have phono input (Nagra PL-P and Conrad Johnson PV-7) but do not provide sufficient gain. Looking for suggestions. Open to any and all suggestions including stand-alone Phono pre into preamp line, SUT or electronic equivalent of SUT etc.
Dear @billstevenson : Always exist the subjective factor and you compared the Stellar against truly expensive units, however differences are not so big as the price differences.
All electronics have its own limitations and that subjective factor could makes thatsome audiophileslike it the Stellar over the expensive phono stages. I listened 3-4 times the Stellar and it's not easy to find out its weak because you have evrything from reproduced MUSIC we need with aplomb.
R. |
Dear @Viridian: Neither the Van den Hul Grasshopper II.
@dcaudio , do it a favor and stay away of transimpedance/current phono stage designs instead your choice most be for voltage phono stage designs. SUT always is an inferior choice against an active high gain pgono stage design.
You can look for the PS Audio Stellar that outperforms any MM/SUT combination (tube or SS ) . PS Audio Stellar Phono phono preamplifier Page 2 | Stereophile.com and Fremer compared against the CH P1/X1, Ypsilon and others ( with prices over 20-30 times the humble PS Audio price tag. ) using top SAT tonearm and Caliburn TT and cartridges of the caliber of Lyra Atlas SL. Obviously is interesting to read the M.Fremer review including the real time measurements page.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |
