Keep that preamp and look at key part upgrades using the very best as that preamp is worthy of the very best. Parts such as Duelund or Jupiter copper foil caps etc...
Replacing my MFA Luminescence B2 preamp
I have in the past year returned to high end audio after a ten year lapse. I just got my JC Verdier La Platine TT out, purchased a brand new ZYX Ultimate 100 mounted on a 25 year old SME V. The only other source equipment is a Wadia 16 of 1990’s (?) vintage. Amplification is through Von Gaylord / Legend Audio mono block amp. I dug out an old pair of Morel MLP 202 bookshelf speaker. And I started playing music through my thirty year old MFA Luminescence preamp. ( I know, It’s an eclectic mix ! )
My question has to do with the preamp. It’s a vintage piece of gear, apparently still sought after. But I am decidedly not technically oriented. Every so often, it requires maintenance. As I write this, it is sitting in a shop, because the phono section works only in one channel. MFA Luminescence is brilliant in action, but it’s the down time that has me thinking I should move to a simpler setup. I wonder if moving to a Coincident Phono preamp might not be the answer? It fits my set up of only two source equipments. Would it be a step down? Any other options?
please help!
My question has to do with the preamp. It’s a vintage piece of gear, apparently still sought after. But I am decidedly not technically oriented. Every so often, it requires maintenance. As I write this, it is sitting in a shop, because the phono section works only in one channel. MFA Luminescence is brilliant in action, but it’s the down time that has me thinking I should move to a simpler setup. I wonder if moving to a Coincident Phono preamp might not be the answer? It fits my set up of only two source equipments. Would it be a step down? Any other options?
please help!