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Recommended pre amp's w/excellent phono stage
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Recommended pre amp's w/excellent phono stage
Do you think we are Bandyard animals? right TWL
preamp with phono, MC or MM with transformer?
I'm looking for a preamp with phono but I have a .35 mV cartridge. My budget is around $1,000 used. I can go a little higher maybe closer to $1500 but I am downgrading to generate some cash and I don't wan to go that high if I don't have to.
It looks like at that price range my best bet is to get a pre with MM stage and use a transformer. I don't know much about the different models so any advice would be appreciated. I figure I can get a nice pre like an ARC SP-9 for around $700-$1000 and leave me $500 or so for the transformer.
Anybody had any experience with the Ortofon T3000? I found one for $600 but is seems there should be quite a few good choices in this price range.
I also saw a Rowland Coherence One that is the first series and can handle my cartridge, but I was wondering if anyone can compare the original with a series 2?
It looks like at that price range my best bet is to get a pre with MM stage and use a transformer. I don't know much about the different models so any advice would be appreciated. I figure I can get a nice pre like an ARC SP-9 for around $700-$1000 and leave me $500 or so for the transformer.
Anybody had any experience with the Ortofon T3000? I found one for $600 but is seems there should be quite a few good choices in this price range.
I also saw a Rowland Coherence One that is the first series and can handle my cartridge, but I was wondering if anyone can compare the original with a series 2?