Phono Stage/SUT for Goldring Elite MC?
Buy a Hagerman Piccolo 2 https://hagerman-audio-labs.myshopify.com/products/piccolo2-mc-preamp Very quiet. Have one in my second system and it is better than the transformer I was using. |
Step it up with a Rothwell sut, the mcx...it has a built in load of 100 ohms and runs Lindahl transformers, 1:10. Then from the mcx, run it into the MM section of your preferred phono stage set at 47k ohms. I’d recommend you give a listen to the Tavish design phono stages, in particular the Classic or Vintage. They are both tubed phono stages. I have the same turntable, but I like the 2m bronze on it for now. When I put my Goldring eroica lx on it, I have my aforementioned Rothwell mcx in place ready to go. I run the Tavish the Classic with Nos Rca 7025, ge 12au7, and a triple mica sylvania 5751. Your looking at about $400 in tubes. Use Atlas element phono cables, very low capacitance and very good shielding. I also own a Classic sb pro-ject table with the Hana el...for that I run a Jensen sut with 430 ohm load impedance, also a 1:10 ratio, as the Hana output is also .5 mv. Alternatively you can skip all the above and spend 2k on the tavish adagio. It’s a tubed phono stage with built in Jensen transformers plus variable load impedance and capacitance settings. It’s a fabulous piece of kit. If you opt for the separate power supply, that will push price considerably higher. There is a waiting list for the tavish phono stages.... |
Thank you @wspohn and @audioguy85, for your detailed responses! I did a bit of research and decided to purchase the Hagerman Piccolo 2, as a couple of reviewers said they liked the sound better than their existing SUTs, and also because it is flexible in its in/out parameters, (in case I ever get another cartridge.) The Piccolo 2 was also several hundred dollars less. Thanks again! |
