Someone is selling Hageman Cornet 3 phono amp on Audio Circle for a good price. I have the Cornet 2 and it sounds very good. The only big different is the 2 is tube rectified.
Phono preamp upgrade price/performance
Im wondering how much I would have to spend on a phono stage that would be better than the built in one on my amp?
amp - Arcam Radia A15
TT - project debut carbon with 2m blue
so i think it sounds pretty good but I recently tested a different amp (Marantz model 50) and I thought ithe phono sounded better than the Arcam. I didn’t keep the Marantz for a bunch of other reasons, but it got me wondering, how much better can things be with a “better” phono stage and what would it cost.